Marco Beltran vs.
Joe Soto
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.
Marco Beltran
Full career not yet synced for Marco Beltran — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Joe Soto
Full career not yet synced for Joe Soto — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 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)
Marco Beltran
Distance 75.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 6.5%)
Joe Soto
Distance 94.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marco Beltran
Head 76.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 8.4%)
Joe Soto
Head 88.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 4.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Beltran L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Soto L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 270 | 29.3% | 39.0% | 211 / 536 | 39.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 68.7% | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 26 / 48 | 54.2% | 70.2% | 24 / 25 | 96.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 273 | 27.8% | 34.9% | 195 / 505 | 38.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 29 / 46 | 63.0% | 66.8% | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 79.4% | 26 / 42 | 61.9% | 79.4% |
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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Beltran L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Soto L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 76 / 265 | 28.7% | 39.3% | 338 / 1082 | 31.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 70.4% | 20 / 38 | 52.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 31 / 51 | 60.8% | 72.4% | 22 / 34 | 64.7% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 75 / 262 | 28.6% | 34.9% | 294 / 1037 | 28.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 26 / 45 | 57.8% | 66.0% | 56 / 80 | 70.0% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 79.1% | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 79.1% |
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 — Soto has more cage time on record.