Gustavo Lopez vs.
Adrian Yanez
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.
Gustavo Lopez
Full career not yet synced for Gustavo Lopez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Adrian Yanez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.35 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 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)
Gustavo Lopez
Distance 82.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.1% (norm 6.5%)
Adrian Yanez
Distance 93.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gustavo Lopez
Head 79.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)
Adrian Yanez
Head 85.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lopez L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Yanez L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 83 / 220 | 37.7% | 39.0% | 459 / 1130 | 40.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 27 | 40.7% | 68.7% | 9 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 36 / 59 | 61.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 68 / 212 | 32.1% | 34.9% | 373 / 1028 | 36.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 66.8% | 64 / 105 | 61.0% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 67 / 74 | 90.5% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Lopez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Yanez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 111 / 304 | 36.5% | 39.3% | 427 / 997 | 42.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 49 / 74 | 66.2% | 72.4% | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 110 / 311 | 35.4% | 34.9% | 278 / 771 | 36.1% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 36 / 55 | 65.5% | 66.0% | 83 / 143 | 58.0% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 84 / 110 | 76.4% | 79.1% |
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 — Yanez has more cage time on record.