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Joby Sanchez vs.
Wilson Reis

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-4-0 Joby Sanchez · UFC
7-6-0 Wilson Reis · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-4-0
UFC record
7-6-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
35.1
AgeΔ 6.5 yrs
41.6
5'6"
HeightΔ 2"
5'4"
68"
ReachΔ 3"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
92.8
Layoff (months)Δ 5 mo
87.8
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Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

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.

Wilson Reis hunts takedowns — 5.15 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Joby Sanchez carries real power — 0.53 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Wilson Reis owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

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

Wilson Reis

Full career not yet synced for Wilson Reis — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1893.36/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
2711.83/min · norm 3.49
1853.29/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
4523.04/min · norm 3.24
32.6%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
29.6%norm 44.6%
64.6%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
55.9%norm 56.4%
20.53/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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%)

Wilson Reis

Distance 84.8% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.1% (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%)

Wilson Reis

Head 81.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 7.6% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 11.0% (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/AAccFlyweight med Reis L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 159 / 528 30.1% 40.0% 182 / 778 23.4% 40.0%
In the clinch 14 / 26 53.8% 70.4% 37 / 56 66.1% 70.4%
On the ground 16 / 26 61.5% 69.7% 52 / 83 62.7% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 142 / 511 27.8% 37.6% 152 / 746 20.4% 37.6%
To the body 44 / 64 68.8% 68.5% 35 / 70 50.0% 68.5%
To the legs 3 / 5 too few to rate 80.0% 84 / 101 83.2% 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/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Reis L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 154 / 470 32.8% 40.1% 305 / 804 37.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 24 / 45 53.3% 68.8% 41 / 69 59.4% 68.8%
On the ground 7 / 7 too few to rate 71.1% 106 / 151 70.2% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 446 28.3% 35.2% 327 / 848 38.6% 35.2%
To the body 24 / 37 64.9% 68.2% 89 / 127 70.1% 68.2%
To the legs 35 / 39 89.7% 80.3% 36 / 49 73.5% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

250.0% acc · 0.53/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
5142.9% acc · 5.15/15 · norm 1.30
1350.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
947.4% def · norm 62.5%
4:037.2% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
56:5438.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
10:072:41 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
11:451:11 per 15 · norm 2:44
10.27/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
60.61/15 · norm 0.58

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

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