Matt Schnell vs. Cody Durden

UFC 7-9-0 (1 NC) vs. 7-9-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-9-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
7-9-1
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
35
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
2
Layoff (months)Δ 1.1 mo
0.9
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Cody Durden hunts takedowns — 3.82 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Cody Durden owns the mat — in control 36% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Matt Schnell is a submission threat — 1.18 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Matt Schnell

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 79
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 62
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Cody Durden

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 79
Tier 3 — regional circuit 112

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 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

5144.05/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
5523.27/min · norm 3.49
5304.18/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
6583.89/min · norm 3.24
40.3%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
44.4%norm 44.6%
54.5%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
51.0%norm 56.4%
10.12/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.09/15 · norm 0.18

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

Matt Schnell

Distance 90.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 7.3%)

Cody Durden

Distance 91.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 7.3%)

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

Matt Schnell

Head 84.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 8.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 9.3%)

Cody Durden

Head 84.6% (norm 75.9%) · Body 7.6% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Schnell L/AAccFlyweight med Durden L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 426 / 1152 37.0% 40.0% 473 / 1130 41.9% 40.0%
In the clinch 43 / 64 67.2% 70.4% 21 / 28 75.0% 70.4%
On the ground 45 / 60 75.0% 69.7% 58 / 84 69.0% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 370 / 1074 34.5% 37.6% 405 / 1051 38.5% 37.6%
To the body 66 / 104 63.5% 68.5% 69 / 95 72.6% 68.5%
To the legs 78 / 98 79.6% 80.0% 78 / 96 81.2% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Schnell L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Durden L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 398 / 1007 39.5% 40.1% 546 / 1193 45.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 48 / 65 73.8% 68.8% 54 / 74 73.0% 68.8%
On the ground 84 / 93 90.3% 71.1% 58 / 76 76.3% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 379 / 962 39.4% 35.2% 424 / 1001 42.4% 35.2%
To the body 67 / 92 72.8% 68.2% 120 / 196 61.2% 68.2%
To the legs 84 / 111 75.7% 80.3% 114 / 146 78.1% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
545.5% acc · 0.59/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
4348.3% acc · 3.82/15 · norm 1.30
1043.5% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1356.5% def · norm 62.5%
8:326.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
61:4336.5% of cage time · norm 17.0%
22:202:38 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
23:162:03 per 15 · norm 2:44
101.18/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
70.62/15 · norm 0.58

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