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Genaro Valdez vs. Matt Frevola

UFC 0-3-0 vs. 5-6-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-3-0
UFC record
5-6-1
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
34
AgeΔ 2 yrs
36
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
39.2
Layoff (months)Δ 27.1 mo
12.1
LLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Matt Frevola carries real power — 0.90 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Genaro Valdez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Genaro Valdez absorbs 6.71 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.38 Lightweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Matt Frevola

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 66
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1233.70/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3403.38/min · norm 3.44
2236.71/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3923.90/min · norm 3.38
28.5%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
39.7%norm 43.65%
48.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
56.7%norm 56.3%
10.45/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
60.90/15 · norm 0.25

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

Genaro Valdez

Distance 94.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 8.0%)

Matt Frevola

Distance 82.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Genaro Valdez

Head 85.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 8.0%)

Matt Frevola

Head 78.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Valdez L/AAccLightweight med Frevola L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 110 / 406 27.1% 38.3% 238 / 707 33.7% 38.3%
In the clinch 10 / 23 too few to rate 67.5% 38 / 66 57.6% 67.5%
On the ground 3 / 3 too few to rate 68.8% 64 / 84 76.2% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 86 / 367 23.4% 35.1% 225 / 669 33.6% 35.1%
To the body 14 / 28 50.0% 69.1% 65 / 129 50.4% 69.1%
To the legs 23 / 37 62.2% 81.8% 50 / 59 84.7% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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/AOpp accLightweight med vs Frevola L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 173 / 354 48.9% 38.8% 319 / 782 40.8% 38.8%
In the clinch 7 / 17 too few to rate 68.6% 35 / 68 51.5% 68.6%
On the ground 43 / 60 71.7% 68.0% 38 / 56 67.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 139 / 327 42.5% 35.2% 276 / 744 37.1% 35.2%
To the body 43 / 60 71.7% 68.2% 82 / 123 66.7% 68.2%
To the legs 41 / 44 93.2% 81.5% 34 / 39 87.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1540.5% acc · 2.24/15 · norm 1.34
436.4% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
1137.9% def · norm 63.7%
0:110.6% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
15:0515.0% of cage time · norm 18.95%
5:532:39 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
19:192:52 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
40.60/15 · norm 0.48

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