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Manoel Sousa vs. Bolaji Oki

UFC 2-0-0 vs. 2-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-0-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
29
AgeΔ 1 yrs
30
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.4
Layoff (months)Δ 4.8 mo
7.2
WW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Manoel Sousa carries real power — 1.54 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Bolaji Oki outworks the Lightweight division — 6.17 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.
Manoel Sousa rarely shoots — 0.51 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Manoel Sousa

Full career not yet synced for Manoel Sousa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Bolaji Oki

Full career not yet synced for Bolaji Oki — 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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1384.73/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3466.17/min · norm 3.44
1304.45/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2895.15/min · norm 3.38
46.3%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
44.7%norm 43.65%
55.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.1%norm 56.3%
31.54/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.27/15 · norm 0.25

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

Manoel Sousa

Distance 86.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)

Bolaji Oki

Distance 92.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 8.0%)

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

Manoel Sousa

Head 79.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 8.0%)

Bolaji Oki

Head 79.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Sousa L/AAccLightweight med Oki L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 111 / 259 42.9% 38.3% 310 / 712 43.5% 38.3%
In the clinch 21 / 30 70.0% 67.5% 25 / 34 73.5% 67.5%
On the ground 6 / 9 too few to rate 68.8% 11 / 28 39.3% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 91 / 236 38.6% 35.1% 236 / 616 38.3% 35.1%
To the body 21 / 28 75.0% 69.1% 80 / 122 65.6% 69.1%
To the legs 26 / 34 76.5% 81.8% 30 / 36 83.3% 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 Sousa L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Oki L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 90 / 234 38.5% 38.8% 238 / 661 36.0% 38.8%
In the clinch 24 / 33 72.7% 68.6% 16 / 27 59.3% 68.6%
On the ground 16 / 22 too few to rate 68.0% 35 / 55 63.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 83 / 219 37.9% 35.2% 219 / 633 34.6% 35.2%
To the body 32 / 53 60.4% 68.2% 46 / 68 67.6% 68.2%
To the legs 15 / 17 too few to rate 81.5% 24 / 42 57.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
125.0% acc · 0.51/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
457.1% acc · 1.07/15 · norm 1.34
981.8% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
975.0% def · norm 63.7%
3:5813.6% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
6:4412.0% of cage time · norm 18.95%
7:143:42 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
6:451:48 per 15 · norm 2:50
10.51/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.48

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