Luis Gurule vs.
Daniel Barez
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.
Luis Gurule
Full career not yet synced for Luis Gurule — 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 -0.2 wins over .500
Daniel Barez
Full career not yet synced for Daniel Barez — 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 -0.5 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)
Luis Gurule
Distance 93.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 7.3%)
Daniel Barez
Distance 96.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Luis Gurule
Head 84.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 8.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 9.3%)
Daniel Barez
Head 78.6% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.8% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gurule L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Barez L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 249 / 626 | 39.8% | 40.0% | 219 / 467 | 46.9% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 38 | 63.2% | 70.4% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.7% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 207 / 565 | 36.6% | 37.6% | 142 / 381 | 37.3% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 28 / 55 | 50.9% | 68.5% | 53 / 62 | 85.5% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 80.0% | 36 / 42 | 85.7% | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Gurule L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Barez L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 271 / 675 | 40.1% | 40.1% | 315 / 649 | 48.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 32 / 38 | 84.2% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 71.1% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 194 / 568 | 34.2% | 35.2% | 227 / 517 | 43.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 66 / 101 | 65.3% | 68.2% | 67 / 103 | 65.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 52 / 57 | 91.2% | 80.3% | 55 / 69 | 79.7% | 80.3% |
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 — Gurule has more cage time on record.