Leonardo Santos vs.
Efrain Escudero
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.
Leonardo Santos
Full career not yet synced for Leonardo Santos — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Efrain Escudero
Full career not yet synced for Efrain Escudero — 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 +0.5 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)
Leonardo Santos
Distance 82.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.0%)
Efrain Escudero
Distance 74.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Leonardo Santos
Head 74.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)
Efrain Escudero
Head 76.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Santos L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Escudero L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 237 / 588 | 40.3% | 37.9% | 273 / 725 | 37.7% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 67.3% | 93 / 146 | 63.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 58 / 73 | 79.5% | 69.1% | 69 / 99 | 69.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 207 / 535 | 38.7% | 35.0% | 263 / 738 | 35.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 77 / 121 | 63.6% | 69.1% | 68 / 98 | 69.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 52 / 61 | 85.2% | 81.9% | 104 / 134 | 77.6% | 81.9% |
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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Escudero L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 294 / 731 | 40.2% | 38.9% | 233 / 775 | 30.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 72 / 96 | 75.0% | 68.6% | 55 / 75 | 73.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 39 / 56 | 69.6% | 68.0% | 55 / 78 | 70.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 206 / 633 | 32.5% | 35.1% | 183 / 699 | 26.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 123 / 156 | 78.8% | 68.1% | 96 / 146 | 65.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 76 / 94 | 80.9% | 81.5% | 64 / 83 | 77.1% | 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 — Escudero has more cage time on record.