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Fredson Paixao vs.
Pablo Garza

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

0-1-0 Fredson Paixao · UFC
3-3-0 Pablo Garza · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

0-1-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
47.2
AgeΔ 4.3 yrs
42.9
5'6"
HeightΔ 7"
6'1"
66"
ReachΔ 7"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
188
Layoff (months)Δ 28 mo
160
L
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Pablo Garza is a submission threat — 0.99 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Fredson Paixao rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Pablo Garza's takedown defense leaks — 9% stopped, vs a 62% Featherweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Fredson Paixao

Full career not yet synced for Fredson Paixao — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Pablo Garza

Full career not yet synced for Pablo Garza — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

11.18/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1573.46/min · norm 3.54
33.53/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
1272.80/min · norm 3.47
100.0%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
43.7%norm 45.0%
57.1%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
50.0%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.33/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Fredson Paixao

Distance 100.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)

Pablo Garza

Distance 60.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 29.8% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Fredson Paixao

Head 0.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 100.0% (norm 7.8%)

Pablo Garza

Head 73.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Paixao L/AAccFeatherweight med Garza L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1 / 1 too few to rate 40.9% 76 / 218 34.9% 40.9%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.8% 18 / 34 52.9% 70.8%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.2% 63 / 107 58.9% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 0 / 0 too few to rate 37.2% 86 / 262 32.8% 37.2%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.2% 42 / 58 72.4% 68.2%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 80.7% 29 / 39 74.4% 80.7%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Paixao L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Garza L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 2 / 6 too few to rate 39.2% 66 / 151 43.7% 39.2%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.3% 10 / 14 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 69.4% 51 / 89 57.3% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 2 / 6 too few to rate 35.9% 75 / 183 41.0% 35.9%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.9% 23 / 33 69.7% 67.9%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 81.5% 29 / 38 76.3% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
325.0% acc · 0.99/15 · norm 1.19
0— def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
19.1% def · norm 61.5%
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
9:0019.8% of cage time · norm 16.7%
0:010:17 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
19:136:21 per 15 · norm 3:12
00.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
30.99/15 · norm 0.46

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Garza has more cage time on record.

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