Joby Sanchez vs.
Tateki Matsuda
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.
Joby Sanchez
Full career not yet synced for Joby Sanchez — 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 -0.6 wins over .500
Tateki Matsuda
Full career not yet synced for Tateki Matsuda — 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 +0.0 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)
Joby Sanchez
Distance 91.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 7.3%)
Tateki Matsuda
Distance 93.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Joby Sanchez
Head 88.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 9.3%)
Tateki Matsuda
Head 79.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 7.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 12.6% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sanchez L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Matsuda L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 159 / 528 | 30.1% | 40.0% | 85 / 259 | 32.8% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 26 | 53.8% | 70.4% | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 16 / 26 | 61.5% | 69.7% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 142 / 511 | 27.8% | 37.6% | 63 / 221 | 28.5% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 44 / 64 | 68.8% | 68.5% | 10 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 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 Sanchez L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Matsuda L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 154 / 470 | 32.8% | 40.1% | 57 / 262 | 21.8% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 45 | 53.3% | 68.8% | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 34 / 52 | 65.4% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 126 / 446 | 28.3% | 35.2% | 90 / 317 | 28.4% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 24 / 37 | 64.9% | 68.2% | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 35 / 39 | 89.7% | 80.3% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 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 — Sanchez has more cage time on record.