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Khalid Taha vs. Raoni Barcelos

UFC 1-4-0 (1 NC) vs. 11-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-4-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
11-5-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
34
AgeΔ 5 yrs
39
5'5"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
69"
ReachΔ 2"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
49.5
Layoff (months)Δ 48.7 mo
0.8
LLLNCW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Raoni Barcelos is a submission threat — 0.96 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Raoni Barcelos hunts takedowns — 2.88 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Khalid Taha rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Khalid Taha

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 25
Tier 3 — regional circuit 141

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Raoni Barcelos

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 114
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 51
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.47 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1632.64/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
10454.77/min · norm 3.52
2544.12/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
9504.34/min · norm 3.58
32.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
52.3%norm 43.5%
46.6%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
60.0%norm 56.6%
20.49/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
50.34/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Khalid Taha

Distance 88.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 6.4%)

Raoni Barcelos

Distance 84.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 11.3% (norm 6.4%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Khalid Taha

Head 81.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)

Raoni Barcelos

Head 82.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Taha L/AAccBantamweight med Barcelos L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 127 / 442 28.7% 39.2% 798 / 1680 47.5% 39.2%
In the clinch 16 / 29 55.2% 69.0% 73 / 93 78.5% 69.0%
On the ground 20 / 31 64.5% 70.2% 174 / 225 77.3% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 112 / 411 27.3% 35.3% 762 / 1649 46.2% 35.3%
To the body 25 / 53 47.2% 66.9% 158 / 204 77.5% 66.9%
To the legs 26 / 38 68.4% 79.2% 125 / 145 86.2% 79.2%

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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Taha L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Barcelos L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 180 / 381 47.2% 39.4% 833 / 2200 37.9% 39.4%
In the clinch 19 / 22 too few to rate 70.6% 76 / 117 65.0% 70.6%
On the ground 55 / 73 75.3% 72.1% 41 / 57 71.9% 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 193 / 391 49.4% 34.9% 634 / 1953 32.5% 34.9%
To the body 32 / 51 62.7% 66.1% 184 / 268 68.7% 66.1%
To the legs 29 / 34 85.3% 78.8% 132 / 153 86.3% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
4233.3% acc · 2.88/15 · norm 1.12
2661.9% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
3886.4% def · norm 65.7%
2:434.4% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
55:0525.2% of cage time · norm 17.8%
28:587:02 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
13:340:55 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.24/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
140.96/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barcelos has more cage time on record.