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Goran Reljic vs. Wilson Gouveia

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 6-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
6-4-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
42
AgeΔ 6 yrs
48
6'3"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
81"
ReachΔ 5"
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
191.2
Layoff (months)Δ 11 mo
202.2
LLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Wilson Gouveia is a submission threat — 2.25 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Goran Reljic is a submission threat — 1.13 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Wilson Gouveia carries real power — 0.90 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Goran Reljic

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 177

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Wilson Gouveia

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 64
Tier 3 — regional circuit 94

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.77 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

901.69/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
2013.02/min · norm 3.48
1432.69/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2704.06/min · norm 3.37
37.0%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
40.0%norm 48.45%
59.0%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
56.5%norm 52.75%
10.28/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
40.90/15 · norm 0.40

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

Goran Reljic

Distance 82.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 13.2% (norm 10.6%)

Wilson Gouveia

Distance 80.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 10.6%)

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

Goran Reljic

Head 74.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 16.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 9.7%)

Wilson Gouveia

Head 83.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 1.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Reljic L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Gouveia L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 71 / 200 35.5% 41.5% 148 / 406 36.5% 41.5%
In the clinch 4 / 11 too few to rate 70.8% 15 / 30 50.0% 70.8%
On the ground 15 / 32 46.9% 72.9% 38 / 67 56.7% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 50 / 181 27.6% 39.2% 134 / 421 31.8% 39.2%
To the body 28 / 39 71.8% 72.0% 8 / 9 too few to rate 72.0%
To the legs 12 / 23 too few to rate 82.1% 59 / 73 80.8% 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Reljic L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Gouveia L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 69 / 225 30.7% 40.6% 166 / 424 39.2% 40.6%
In the clinch 40 / 54 74.1% 68.8% 27 / 45 60.0% 68.8%
On the ground 34 / 70 48.6% 70.4% 77 / 152 50.7% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 86 / 274 31.4% 37.7% 172 / 507 33.9% 37.7%
To the body 30 / 40 75.0% 72.9% 39 / 47 83.0% 72.9%
To the legs 27 / 35 77.1% 83.1% 59 / 67 88.1% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
650.0% acc · 1.69/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
466.7% acc · 0.90/15 · norm 0.87
333.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1157.9% def · norm 66.7%
15:3829.4% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
7:5111.8% of cage time · norm 17.1%
12:003:22 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
15:223:27 per 15 · norm 2:50
41.13/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
102.25/15 · norm 0.28

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