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Fredy Serrano vs.
Hector Sandoval

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

2-2-0 Fredy Serrano · UFC
2-2-0 Hector Sandoval · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-2-0
UFC record
2-2-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
46
AgeΔ 6 yrs
40
5'3"
HeightΔ 1"
5'2"
65"
ReachΔ 1"
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
115.6
Layoff (months)Δ 7.6 mo
108
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWL
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.

Hector Sandoval hunts takedowns — 3.49 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Hector Sandoval is a submission threat — 1.40 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Fredy Serrano hunts takedowns — 2.84 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight 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.

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

Hector Sandoval

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

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

671.58/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
713.31/min · norm 3.49
801.89/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
502.33/min · norm 3.24
26.8%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
52.2%norm 44.6%
61.9%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
65.5%norm 56.4%
10.35/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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%)

Hector Sandoval

Distance 53.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 36.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.6% (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%)

Hector Sandoval

Head 72.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 19.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 8.1% (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/AAccFlyweight med Sandoval L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 57 / 227 25.1% 40.0% 31 / 73 42.5% 40.0%
In the clinch 8 / 21 too few to rate 70.4% 30 / 50 60.0% 70.4%
On the ground 2 / 2 too few to rate 69.7% 10 / 13 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 36 / 201 17.9% 37.6% 40 / 98 40.8% 37.6%
To the body 20 / 33 60.6% 68.5% 22 / 27 81.5% 68.5%
To the legs 11 / 16 too few to rate 80.0% 9 / 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/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Sandoval L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 55 / 165 33.3% 40.1% 32 / 117 27.4% 40.1%
In the clinch 23 / 38 60.5% 68.8% 14 / 23 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 2 / 7 too few to rate 71.1% 4 / 5 too few to rate 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 38 / 151 25.2% 35.2% 23 / 107 21.5% 35.2%
To the body 24 / 33 72.7% 68.2% 14 / 22 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 18 / 26 69.2% 80.3% 13 / 16 too few to rate 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

825.0% acc · 2.84/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
525.0% acc · 3.49/15 · norm 1.30
1184.6% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1071.4% def · norm 62.5%
5:5113.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
3:4417.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
4:061:27 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
1:190:55 per 15 · norm 2:44
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
21.40/15 · norm 0.58

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

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