Mike Brown vs. Rani Yahya
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mike Brown
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.62 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Rani Yahya
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mike Brown
Distance 53.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 22.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 23.9% (norm 6.5%)
Rani Yahya
Distance 87.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mike Brown
Head 70.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 15.7% (norm 7.9%)
Rani Yahya
Head 75.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brown L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Yahya L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 191 | 31.4% | 40.5% | 336 / 980 | 34.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 80 | 83.8% | 70.5% | 23 / 38 | 60.5% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 70 / 85 | 82.4% | 69.3% | 81 / 104 | 77.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 113 / 251 | 45.0% | 37.1% | 239 / 849 | 28.2% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 33 / 49 | 67.3% | 68.0% | 82 / 119 | 68.9% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 80.3% | 119 / 154 | 77.3% | 79.2% |
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: 127 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Brown L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Yahya L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 118 / 300 | 39.3% | 39.3% | 311 / 757 | 41.1% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 52 | 69.2% | 70.3% | 17 / 26 | 65.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 29 / 41 | 70.7% | 69.4% | 158 / 196 | 80.6% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 286 | 34.3% | 35.9% | 340 / 790 | 43.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 53 / 71 | 74.6% | 68.0% | 95 / 121 | 78.5% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 32 / 36 | 88.9% | 81.5% | 51 / 68 | 75.0% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Yahya has more cage time on record.