Joanderson Brito vs. Isaac Thomson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Joanderson Brito
Distance 72.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 17.3% (norm 6.5%)
Isaac Thomson
Distance 78.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 17.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Joanderson Brito
Head 71.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.7% (norm 7.9%)
Isaac Thomson
Head 70.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 21.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brito L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Thomson L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 124 / 299 | 41.5% | 40.5% | 14 / 37 | 37.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 70.5% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 53 / 71 | 74.6% | 69.3% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 115 / 294 | 39.1% | 37.1% | 14 / 33 | 42.4% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 68.0% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 65 / 77 | 84.4% | 80.3% | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Brito L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Thomson L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 111 / 255 | 43.5% | 39.3% | 19 / 36 | 52.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 75 | 84.0% | 70.3% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 36 / 39 | 92.3% | 69.4% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 130 / 254 | 51.2% | 35.9% | 16 / 36 | 44.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 56 / 87 | 64.4% | 68.0% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 81.5% | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Brito has more cage time on record.