Mark Madsen vs.
Danilo Belluardo
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.
Mark Madsen
Full career not yet synced for Mark Madsen — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Danilo Belluardo
Full career not yet synced for Danilo Belluardo — 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
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)
Mark Madsen
Distance 78.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 8.0%)
Danilo Belluardo
Distance 66.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 33.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mark Madsen
Head 86.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 7.9%)
Danilo Belluardo
Head 81.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Madsen L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Belluardo L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 144 / 354 | 40.7% | 37.9% | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 51 | 86.3% | 67.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 36 / 48 | 75.0% | 69.1% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 167 / 390 | 42.8% | 35.0% | 9 / 17 | too few to rate | 35.0% |
| To the body | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 24 / 25 | 96.0% | 81.9% | 4 / 4 | 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 Madsen L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Belluardo L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 201 / 465 | 43.2% | 38.9% | 5 / 25 | 20.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 40 | 82.5% | 68.6% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 34 / 43 | 79.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 131 / 376 | 34.8% | 35.1% | 38 / 61 | 62.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 44 / 69 | 63.8% | 68.1% | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 75 / 81 | 92.6% | 81.5% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 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 — Madsen has more cage time on record.