Kai Kamaka vs.
Danny Chavez
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.
Kai Kamaka
Full career not yet synced for Kai Kamaka — 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 -0.8 wins over .500
Danny Chavez
Full career not yet synced for Danny Chavez — 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 +0.5 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)
Kai Kamaka
Distance 89.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)
Danny Chavez
Distance 90.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kai Kamaka
Head 61.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 28.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.8%)
Danny Chavez
Head 76.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.9% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kamaka L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Chavez L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 227 / 422 | 53.8% | 40.9% | 109 / 308 | 35.4% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 35 | 88.6% | 70.8% | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 116 / 292 | 39.7% | 37.2% | 73 / 260 | 28.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 113 / 133 | 85.0% | 68.2% | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 41 / 48 | 85.4% | 80.7% | 39 / 51 | 76.5% | 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 Kamaka L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Chavez L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 208 / 548 | 38.0% | 39.2% | 151 / 324 | 46.6% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 74 | 77.0% | 70.3% | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 69.4% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 176 / 483 | 36.4% | 35.9% | 78 / 232 | 33.6% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 73 / 113 | 64.6% | 67.9% | 47 / 66 | 71.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 39 / 51 | 76.5% | 81.5% | 52 / 63 | 82.5% | 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 — Kamaka has more cage time on record.