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Mark Eddiva vs.
Edimilson Souza

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-3-0 Mark Eddiva · UFC
3-1-0 Edimilson Souza · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-3-0
UFC record
3-1-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
40.5
AgeΔ 1.3 yrs
41.8
5'8"
HeightΔ 4"
6'0"
68"
ReachΔ 6"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
124.6
Layoff (months)Δ 4.3 mo
128.9
LLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWW
The read

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.

Edimilson Souza carries real power — 0.90 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Edimilson Souza rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Mark Eddiva owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Mark Eddiva

Full career not yet synced for Mark Eddiva — 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

Edimilson Souza

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

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1393.37/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1554.65/min · norm 3.54
1232.98/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
972.91/min · norm 3.47
45.7%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
44.5%norm 45.0%
54.4%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
58.0%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.90/15 · norm 0.29

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

Mark Eddiva

Distance 77.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 6.5%)

Edimilson Souza

Distance 87.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 6.5%)

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

Mark Eddiva

Head 62.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 25.3% (norm 7.8%)

Edimilson Souza

Head 81.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.6% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Eddiva L/AAccFeatherweight med Souza L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 85 / 236 36.0% 40.9% 127 / 303 41.9% 40.9%
In the clinch 34 / 43 79.1% 70.8% 13 / 22 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 20 / 25 80.0% 69.2% 15 / 23 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 50 / 191 26.2% 37.2% 119 / 284 41.9% 37.2%
To the body 28 / 36 77.8% 68.2% 35 / 62 56.5% 68.2%
To the legs 61 / 77 79.2% 80.7% 1 / 2 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Eddiva L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Souza L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 88 / 214 41.1% 39.2% 71 / 197 36.0% 39.2%
In the clinch 28 / 48 58.3% 70.3% 5 / 8 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 7 / 8 too few to rate 69.4% 21 / 26 80.8% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 84 / 217 38.7% 35.9% 42 / 158 26.6% 35.9%
To the body 28 / 40 70.0% 67.9% 18 / 29 62.1% 67.9%
To the legs 11 / 13 too few to rate 81.5% 37 / 44 84.1% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

422.2% acc · 1.45/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
1463.6% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 61.5%
12:5231.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
2:096.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
6:522:29 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
9:434:22 per 15 · norm 3:12
00.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.46

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

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