Maximo Blanco vs.
Felipe Arantes
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.
Maximo Blanco
Full career not yet synced for Maximo Blanco — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Felipe Arantes
Full career not yet synced for Felipe Arantes — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 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)
Maximo Blanco
Distance 86.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 6.5%)
Felipe Arantes
Distance 79.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Maximo Blanco
Head 82.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.8%)
Felipe Arantes
Head 77.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Blanco L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Arantes L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 276 / 639 | 43.2% | 40.9% | 239 / 599 | 39.9% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 51 / 92 | 55.4% | 70.8% | 24 / 45 | 53.3% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 4 / 11 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 79 / 114 | 69.3% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 248 / 611 | 40.6% | 37.2% | 219 / 587 | 37.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 44 / 80 | 55.0% | 68.2% | 61 / 97 | 62.9% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 39 / 51 | 76.5% | 80.7% | 62 / 74 | 83.8% | 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 Blanco L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Arantes L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 193 / 613 | 31.5% | 39.2% | 233 / 796 | 29.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 58 / 109 | 53.2% | 70.3% | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 109 / 202 | 54.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 178 / 603 | 29.5% | 35.9% | 224 / 834 | 26.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 51 / 85 | 60.0% | 67.9% | 116 / 178 | 65.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 32 / 52 | 61.5% | 81.5% | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 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 — Arantes has more cage time on record.