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Ian McCall vs.
Iliarde Santos

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-3-1 Ian McCall · UFC
0-3-0 Iliarde Santos · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

2-3-1
UFC record
0-3-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
42.2
AgeΔ 3.7 yrs
45.9
5'5"
HeightΔ 0"
5'5"
64"
ReachΔ 3"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
138.1
Layoff (months)Δ 15.8 mo
153.9
LWWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLL
The read

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.

Iliarde Santos absorbs 6.10 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.24 Flyweight norm — hittable.
Ian McCall hunts takedowns — 1.83 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Iliarde Santos is wasteful with head shots — only 24% land, vs a 38% Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Ian McCall

Full career not yet synced for Ian McCall — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Iliarde Santos

Full career not yet synced for Iliarde Santos — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3463.84/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
813.00/min · norm 3.49
3253.61/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
1656.10/min · norm 3.24
41.9%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
30.0%norm 44.6%
62.7%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
57.4%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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

Ian McCall

Distance 79.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 14.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 7.3%)

Iliarde Santos

Distance 94.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 7.3%)

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

Ian McCall

Head 64.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 19.6% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 9.3%)

Iliarde Santos

Head 86.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone McCall L/AAccFlyweight med Santos L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 237 / 655 36.2% 40.0% 71 / 254 28.0% 40.0%
In the clinch 76 / 118 64.4% 70.4% 6 / 12 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 33 / 53 62.3% 69.7% 4 / 4 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 145 / 531 27.3% 37.6% 55 / 234 23.5% 37.6%
To the body 110 / 162 67.9% 68.5% 17 / 25 68.0% 68.5%
To the legs 91 / 133 68.4% 80.0% 9 / 11 too few to rate 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 McCall L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Santos L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 248 / 753 32.9% 40.1% 138 / 346 39.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 75 / 113 66.4% 68.8% 12 / 17 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 2 / 6 too few to rate 71.1% 15 / 24 too few to rate 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 166 / 638 26.0% 35.2% 92 / 277 33.2% 35.2%
To the body 92 / 139 66.2% 68.2% 26 / 50 52.0% 68.2%
To the legs 67 / 95 70.5% 80.3% 47 / 60 78.3% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1126.2% acc · 1.83/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
323.1% acc · 1.66/15 · norm 1.30
2790.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
583.3% def · norm 62.5%
15:3617.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
3:2112.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
6:091:01 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
1:480:59 per 15 · norm 2:44
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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

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