Kaue Fernandes vs. Marc Diakiese
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kaue Fernandes
Full career not yet synced for Kaue Fernandes — 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 +0.2 wins over .500
Marc Diakiese
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kaue Fernandes
Distance 86.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.7% (norm 8.0%)
Marc Diakiese
Distance 89.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kaue Fernandes
Head 64.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 19.8% (norm 8.0%)
Marc Diakiese
Head 68.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.4% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Fernandes L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Diakiese L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 138 / 257 | 53.7% | 38.3% | 385 / 1027 | 37.5% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 67.5% | 46 / 71 | 64.8% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 68.8% | 32 / 48 | 66.7% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 193 | 40.9% | 35.1% | 212 / 785 | 27.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 33 / 46 | 71.7% | 69.1% | 134 / 196 | 68.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 53 / 59 | 89.8% | 81.8% | 117 / 165 | 70.9% | 81.8% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Fernandes L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Diakiese L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 43 / 127 | 33.9% | 38.8% | 402 / 889 | 45.2% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 42 / 68 | 61.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 36 / 60 | 60.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 43 / 121 | 35.5% | 35.2% | 222 / 678 | 32.7% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 13 / 26 | 50.0% | 68.2% | 142 / 202 | 70.3% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 116 / 137 | 84.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Diakiese has more cage time on record.