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Marco Polo Reyes vs. Cesar Arzamendia

UFC 4-4-0 vs. 0-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-4-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
41
AgeΔ 6 yrs
35
5'11"
HeightΔ 0"
5'11"
71"
Reach
—
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
85
Layoff (months)Δ 37.7 mo
122.7
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Marco Polo Reyes carries real power — 1.71 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Cesar Arzamendia hunts takedowns — 7.32 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Cesar Arzamendia is a submission threat — 2.44 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Marco Polo Reyes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 75

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.2 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Cesar Arzamendia

Full career not yet synced for Cesar Arzamendia — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2646.00/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
335.37/min · norm 3.44
2435.52/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
325.20/min · norm 3.38
37.3%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
45.2%norm 43.65%
59.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
56.2%norm 56.3%
51.71/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Marco Polo Reyes

Distance 89.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 8.0%)

Cesar Arzamendia

Distance 79.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 17.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.7% (norm 8.0%)

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

Marco Polo Reyes

Head 79.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 8.0%)

Cesar Arzamendia

Head 74.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Reyes L/AAccLightweight med Arzamendia L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 215 / 634 33.9% 38.3% 24 / 58 41.4% 38.3%
In the clinch 23 / 39 59.0% 67.5% 9 / 13 too few to rate 67.5%
On the ground 26 / 35 74.3% 68.8% 0 / 2 too few to rate 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 166 / 565 29.4% 35.1% 18 / 54 33.3% 35.1%
To the body 66 / 100 66.0% 69.1% 12 / 16 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 32 / 43 74.4% 81.8% 3 / 3 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 (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 Reyes L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Arzamendia L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 168 / 495 33.9% 38.8% 14 / 45 31.1% 38.8%
In the clinch 37 / 53 69.8% 68.6% 4 / 7 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 38 / 55 69.1% 68.0% 14 / 21 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 189 / 529 35.7% 35.2% 29 / 67 43.3% 35.2%
To the body 33 / 51 64.7% 68.2% 2 / 4 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 21 / 23 too few to rate 81.5% 1 / 2 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
375.0% acc · 7.32/15 · norm 1.34
746.7% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 63.7%
3:599.1% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
1:1520.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
7:012:23 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
0:522:06 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
12.44/15 · norm 0.48

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