Gabriel Santos vs.
Yizha
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.
Gabriel Santos
Full career not yet synced for Gabriel Santos — 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 +1.0 wins over .500
Yizha
Full career not yet synced for Yizha — 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 -1.0 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)
Gabriel Santos
Distance 82.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 6.5%)
Yizha
Distance 88.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gabriel Santos
Head 65.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.9% (norm 7.8%)
Yizha
Head 77.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Santos L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Yizha L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 167 / 305 | 54.8% | 40.9% | 120 / 257 | 46.7% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 33 / 39 | 84.6% | 69.2% | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 125 / 242 | 51.7% | 37.2% | 97 / 227 | 42.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 56 / 75 | 74.7% | 68.2% | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 80.7% | 18 / 19 | too few to rate | 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Yizha L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 172 / 342 | 50.3% | 39.2% | 109 / 227 | 48.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 29 / 40 | 72.5% | 69.4% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 154 / 318 | 48.4% | 35.9% | 85 / 208 | 40.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 43 / 62 | 69.4% | 67.9% | 43 / 47 | 91.5% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 24 / 25 | 96.0% | 81.5% | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
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 — Santos has more cage time on record.