Genaro Valdez vs.
Evan Elder
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.
Genaro Valdez
Full career not yet synced for Genaro Valdez — 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
Evan Elder
Full career not yet synced for Evan Elder — 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)
Genaro Valdez
Distance 94.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 8.0%)
Evan Elder
Distance 93.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Genaro Valdez
Head 85.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 7.9%)
Evan Elder
Head 66.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 24.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Valdez L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Elder L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 110 / 406 | 27.1% | 37.9% | 326 / 650 | 50.2% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 13 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 367 | 23.4% | 35.0% | 162 / 463 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 14 / 28 | 50.0% | 69.1% | 134 / 167 | 80.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 23 / 37 | 62.2% | 81.9% | 57 / 63 | 90.5% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Valdez L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Elder L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 173 / 354 | 48.9% | 38.9% | 251 / 646 | 38.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 22 / 34 | 64.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 43 / 60 | 71.7% | 68.0% | 35 / 43 | 81.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 139 / 327 | 42.5% | 35.1% | 194 / 551 | 35.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 43 / 60 | 71.7% | 68.1% | 70 / 106 | 66.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 41 / 44 | 93.2% | 81.5% | 44 / 66 | 66.7% | 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 — Elder has more cage time on record.