Josh Barnett vs.
Pedro Rizzo
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.
Josh Barnett
Full career not yet synced for Josh Barnett — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
Pedro Rizzo
Full career not yet synced for Pedro Rizzo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 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)
Josh Barnett
Distance 44.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 34.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 20.9% (norm 9.3%)
Pedro Rizzo
Distance 83.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Josh Barnett
Head 74.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 7.6%)
Pedro Rizzo
Head 77.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 2.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Barnett L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Rizzo L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 133 / 285 | 46.7% | 40.1% | 210 / 646 | 32.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 171 / 219 | 78.1% | 70.6% | 37 / 57 | 64.9% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 88 / 133 | 66.2% | 70.2% | 39 / 72 | 54.2% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 248 / 476 | 52.1% | 38.9% | 145 / 599 | 24.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 116 / 130 | 89.2% | 76.8% | 16 / 16 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 87.8% | 125 / 160 | 78.1% | 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 Barnett L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Rizzo L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 113 / 282 | 40.1% | 40.7% | 230 / 584 | 39.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 75 / 113 | 66.4% | 70.6% | 57 / 98 | 58.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 32 / 50 | 64.0% | 72.0% | 78 / 115 | 67.8% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 145 / 352 | 41.2% | 38.8% | 237 / 617 | 38.4% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 75.1% | 28 / 41 | 68.3% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 84.4% | 100 / 139 | 71.9% | 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 — Rizzo has more cage time on record.