Jeff Cox vs. Gleison Tibau

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 16-12-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
16-12-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
58
AgeΔ 16 yrs
42
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
220.1
Layoff (months)Δ 121.9 mo
98.2
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jeff Cox hunts takedowns — 4.23 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Gleison Tibau hunts takedowns — 4.08 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Jeff Cox owns the mat — in control 40% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jeff Cox

Full career not yet synced for Jeff Cox — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Gleison Tibau

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1815
Tier 3 — regional circuit 224

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 59 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

20.56/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
6011.95/min · norm 3.42
61.69/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
7752.51/min · norm 3.37
25.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
31.8%norm 43.5%
33.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
63.5%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.10/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jeff Cox

Distance 75.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 25.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

Gleison Tibau

Distance 81.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Jeff Cox

Head 75.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 25.0% (norm 7.9%)

Gleison Tibau

Head 89.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Cox L/AAccLightweight med Tibau L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 6 too few to rate 37.9% 383 / 1543 24.8% 37.9%
In the clinch 2 / 2 too few to rate 67.3% 99 / 151 65.6% 67.3%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1% 119 / 195 61.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 0 / 6 too few to rate 35.0% 467 / 1698 27.5% 35.0%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1% 91 / 143 63.6% 69.1%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 81.9% 43 / 48 89.6% 81.9%

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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Cox L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Tibau L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 4 / 7 too few to rate 38.9% 546 / 1755 31.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 2 / 2 too few to rate 68.6% 156 / 239 65.3% 68.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.0% 73 / 128 57.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 3 / 6 too few to rate 35.1% 441 / 1615 27.3% 35.1%
To the body 3 / 3 too few to rate 68.1% 209 / 327 63.9% 68.1%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 81.5% 125 / 180 69.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
150.0% acc · 4.23/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
8453.5% acc · 4.08/15 · norm 1.38
480.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
7092.1% def · norm 64.0%
1:2539.9% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
103:4233.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
1:104:55 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
35:501:44 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
170.83/15 · norm 0.49

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