Kyle Kingsbury vs.
Fabio Maldonado
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.
Kyle Kingsbury
Full career not yet synced for Kyle Kingsbury — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Fabio Maldonado
Full career not yet synced for Fabio Maldonado — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 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)
Kyle Kingsbury
Distance 81.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 15.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.4%)
Fabio Maldonado
Distance 75.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 19.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kyle Kingsbury
Head 70.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 17.9% (norm 9.7%)
Fabio Maldonado
Head 71.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 28.1% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 0.4% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kingsbury L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Maldonado L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 208 / 609 | 34.2% | 41.4% | 483 / 921 | 52.4% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 82 / 113 | 72.6% | 70.9% | 183 / 235 | 77.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 51 / 62 | 82.3% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 137 / 522 | 26.2% | 38.9% | 456 / 871 | 52.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 68 / 89 | 76.4% | 71.9% | 257 / 342 | 75.1% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 99 / 133 | 74.4% | 81.8% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Kingsbury L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Maldonado L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 244 / 562 | 43.4% | 40.4% | 311 / 837 | 37.2% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 70 / 113 | 61.9% | 68.7% | 155 / 248 | 62.5% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 75 / 122 | 61.5% | 70.4% | 118 / 171 | 69.0% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 268 / 626 | 42.8% | 37.5% | 364 / 970 | 37.5% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 84 / 122 | 68.9% | 72.3% | 124 / 174 | 71.3% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 83.0% | 96 / 112 | 85.7% | 83.0% |
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 — Maldonado has more cage time on record.