Isaac Thomson vs.
Joanderson Brito
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.
Isaac Thomson
Full career not yet synced for Isaac Thomson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Joanderson Brito
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 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)
Isaac Thomson
Distance 78.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 17.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 6.5%)
Joanderson Brito
Distance 75.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 13.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Isaac Thomson
Head 70.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 21.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.8%)
Joanderson Brito
Head 70.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 19.5% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Thomson L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Brito L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 14 / 37 | 37.8% | 40.9% | 121 / 291 | 41.6% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 36 / 52 | 69.2% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 14 / 33 | 42.4% | 37.2% | 97 / 269 | 36.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 63 / 75 | 84.0% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Thomson L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Brito L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 19 / 36 | 52.8% | 39.2% | 104 / 243 | 42.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 63 / 75 | 84.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 36 / 39 | 92.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 16 / 36 | 44.4% | 35.9% | 127 / 246 | 51.6% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.9% | 52 / 83 | 62.7% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 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 — Brito has more cage time on record.