Jon Madsen vs.
Gilbert Yvel
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.
Jon Madsen
Full career not yet synced for Jon Madsen — 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 -0.4 wins over .500
Gilbert Yvel
Full career not yet synced for Gilbert Yvel — 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 +1.7 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)
Jon Madsen
Distance 76.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 9.3%)
Gilbert Yvel
Distance 35.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 19.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 44.4% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jon Madsen
Head 85.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 7.6%)
Gilbert Yvel
Head 90.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Madsen L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Yvel L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 80 / 260 | 30.8% | 40.1% | 8 / 29 | 27.6% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 41 | 82.9% | 70.6% | 5 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 26 / 40 | 65.0% | 70.2% | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 100 / 293 | 34.1% | 38.9% | 33 / 73 | 45.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 22 / 25 | 88.0% | 87.8% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Madsen L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Yvel L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 47 / 328 | 14.3% | 40.7% | 13 / 35 | 37.1% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 70.6% | 6 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 57 / 90 | 63.3% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 30 / 309 | 9.7% | 38.8% | 59 / 113 | 52.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 23 / 37 | 62.2% | 75.1% | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 14 / 14 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
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 — Madsen has more cage time on record.