Michinori Tanaka vs. Ricardo Ramos
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Michinori Tanaka
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Ricardo Ramos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Michinori Tanaka
Distance 78.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 19.5% (norm 6.4%)
Ricardo Ramos
Distance 92.8% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Michinori Tanaka
Head 87.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 4.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 8.4%)
Ricardo Ramos
Head 76.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tanaka L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Ramos L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 91 / 311 | 29.3% | 39.2% | 342 / 1019 | 33.6% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 53 / 77 | 68.8% | 70.2% | 25 / 37 | 67.6% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 105 / 344 | 30.5% | 35.3% | 248 / 838 | 29.6% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 66.9% | 84 / 141 | 59.6% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 79.2% | 68 / 119 | 57.1% | 80.3% |
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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Tanaka L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Ramos L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 112 / 252 | 44.4% | 39.4% | 468 / 1096 | 42.7% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 36 / 49 | 73.5% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 20 / 30 | 66.7% | 72.1% | 42 / 63 | 66.7% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 102 / 239 | 42.7% | 34.9% | 332 / 920 | 36.1% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 23 / 32 | 71.9% | 66.1% | 92 / 135 | 68.1% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 78.8% | 122 / 153 | 79.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ramos has more cage time on record.