Jake Hadley vs.
Carlos Candelario
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.
Jake Hadley
Full career not yet synced for Jake Hadley — 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 -0.3 wins over .500
Carlos Candelario
Full career not yet synced for Carlos Candelario — 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 -0.5 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)
Jake Hadley
Distance 92.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 7.3%)
Carlos Candelario
Distance 98.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 1.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jake Hadley
Head 71.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 15.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 9.3%)
Carlos Candelario
Head 69.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 20.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hadley L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Candelario L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 279 / 690 | 40.4% | 40.0% | 76 / 180 | 42.2% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 32 / 38 | 84.2% | 69.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 147 / 538 | 27.3% | 37.6% | 37 / 127 | 29.1% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 84 / 113 | 74.3% | 68.5% | 25 / 37 | 67.6% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 92 / 98 | 93.9% | 80.0% | 16 / 18 | 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 Hadley L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Candelario L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 336 / 851 | 39.5% | 40.1% | 80 / 172 | 46.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 20 / 48 | 41.7% | 71.1% | 63 / 79 | 79.7% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 174 / 653 | 26.6% | 35.2% | 90 / 192 | 46.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 117 / 177 | 66.1% | 68.2% | 29 / 36 | 80.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 70 / 78 | 89.7% | 80.3% | 28 / 28 | 100.0% | 80.3% |
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 — Hadley has more cage time on record.