Fredy Serrano vs.
Bentley Syler
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Fredy Serrano
Full career not yet synced for Fredy Serrano — 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 -0.5 wins over .500
Bentley Syler
Full career not yet synced for Bentley Syler — 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
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Fredy Serrano
Distance 90.8% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 7.3%)
Bentley Syler
Distance 98.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 1.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Fredy Serrano
Head 80.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 9.3%)
Bentley Syler
Head 81.0% (norm 75.9%) · Body 5.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 13.9% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Serrano L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Syler L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 57 / 227 | 25.1% | 40.0% | 14 / 78 | 17.9% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 36 / 201 | 17.9% | 37.6% | 8 / 64 | 12.5% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 20 / 33 | 60.6% | 68.5% | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 6 / 11 | too few to rate | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Serrano L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Syler L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 55 / 165 | 33.3% | 40.1% | 19 / 93 | 20.4% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 38 | 60.5% | 68.8% | 1 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 38 / 151 | 25.2% | 35.2% | 16 / 87 | 18.4% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 68.2% | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 80.3% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Serrano has more cage time on record.