Marco Polo Reyes vs.
Jason Novelli
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 Polo Reyes
Full career not yet synced for Marco Polo Reyes — 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
Jason Novelli
Full career not yet synced for Jason Novelli — 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 +1.5 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)
Marco Polo Reyes
Distance 89.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 8.0%)
Jason Novelli
Distance 96.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marco Polo Reyes
Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.9%)
Jason Novelli
Head 81.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Reyes L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Novelli L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 215 / 634 | 33.9% | 37.9% | 34 / 148 | 23.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 39 | 59.0% | 67.3% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 69.1% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 166 / 565 | 29.4% | 35.0% | 19 / 125 | 15.2% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 66 / 100 | 66.0% | 69.1% | 5 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 32 / 43 | 74.4% | 81.9% | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 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 Reyes L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Novelli L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 168 / 495 | 33.9% | 38.9% | 65 / 212 | 30.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 53 | 69.8% | 68.6% | 0 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 38 / 55 | 69.1% | 68.0% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 189 / 529 | 35.7% | 35.1% | 30 / 162 | 18.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 33 / 51 | 64.7% | 68.1% | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 23 / 31 | 74.2% | 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 — Reyes has more cage time on record.