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Jason Novelli vs. Marco Polo Reyes

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 4-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
4-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
47
AgeΔ 6 yrs
41
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
—
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
119.4
Layoff (months)Δ 34.4 mo
85
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Marco Polo Reyes carries real power — 1.71 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Marco Polo Reyes rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Jason Novelli is wasteful with head shots — only 15% land, vs a 35% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jason Novelli

Full career not yet synced for Jason Novelli — 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 +1.5 wins over .500

Marco Polo Reyes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 75

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.2 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

371.73/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
2646.00/min · norm 3.44
763.55/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2435.52/min · norm 3.38
24.0%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
37.3%norm 43.65%
66.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
59.7%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
51.71/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jason Novelli

Distance 96.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 8.0%)

Marco Polo Reyes

Distance 89.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Jason Novelli

Head 81.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 8.0%)

Marco Polo Reyes

Head 79.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Novelli L/AAccLightweight med Reyes L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 34 / 148 23.0% 38.3% 215 / 634 33.9% 38.3%
In the clinch 1 / 3 too few to rate 67.5% 23 / 39 59.0% 67.5%
On the ground 2 / 3 too few to rate 68.8% 26 / 35 74.3% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 19 / 125 15.2% 35.1% 166 / 565 29.4% 35.1%
To the body 5 / 13 too few to rate 69.1% 66 / 100 66.0% 69.1%
To the legs 13 / 16 too few to rate 81.8% 32 / 43 74.4% 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Novelli L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Reyes L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 65 / 212 30.7% 38.8% 168 / 495 33.9% 38.8%
In the clinch 0 / 3 too few to rate 68.6% 37 / 53 69.8% 68.6%
On the ground 11 / 12 too few to rate 68.0% 38 / 55 69.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 30 / 162 18.5% 35.2% 189 / 529 35.7% 35.2%
To the body 23 / 34 67.6% 68.2% 33 / 51 64.7% 68.2%
To the legs 23 / 31 74.2% 81.5% 21 / 23 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
133.3% acc · 0.70/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.34
1100.0% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
746.7% def · norm 63.7%
1:296.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
3:599.1% of cage time · norm 18.95%
2:351:48 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
7:012:23 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.48

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