Jose Delano vs.
Robert Ruchala
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.
Jose Delano
Full career not yet synced for Jose Delano — 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 -1.0 wins over .500
Robert Ruchala
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 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)
Jose Delano
Distance 83.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 16.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
Robert Ruchala
Distance 94.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jose Delano
Head 76.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 21.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.7% (norm 7.8%)
Robert Ruchala
Head 71.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Delano L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Ruchala L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 84 / 143 | 58.7% | 40.9% | 87 / 277 | 31.4% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 70.8% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 71 / 132 | 53.8% | 37.2% | 54 / 211 | 25.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 34 / 37 | 91.9% | 68.2% | 36 / 60 | 60.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 11 / 23 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
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: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Delano L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Ruchala L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 188 | 31.9% | 39.2% | 121 / 245 | 49.4% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 35 / 41 | 85.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 40 / 149 | 26.8% | 35.9% | 90 / 201 | 44.8% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 67.9% | 51 / 66 | 77.3% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 7 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
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 — Ruchala has more cage time on record.