Mike Santiago vs.
Mads Burnell
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.
Mike Santiago
Full career not yet synced for Mike Santiago — 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 -0.7 wins over .500
Mads Burnell
Full career not yet synced for Mads Burnell — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 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)
Mike Santiago
Distance 51.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 33.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 6.5%)
Mads Burnell
Distance 75.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 20.8% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mike Santiago
Head 66.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 7.8%)
Mads Burnell
Head 84.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Santiago L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Burnell L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 23 / 76 | 30.3% | 40.9% | 29 / 90 | 32.2% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 49 | 73.5% | 70.8% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 16 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 40 / 97 | 41.2% | 37.2% | 37 / 101 | 36.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 18 / 28 | 64.3% | 68.2% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 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 Santiago L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Burnell L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 32 / 58 | 55.2% | 39.2% | 53 / 148 | 35.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 47 / 53 | 88.7% | 69.4% | 27 / 34 | 79.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 113 | 69.9% | 35.9% | 76 / 170 | 44.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.9% | 24 / 38 | 63.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 6 / 9 | 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 — Santiago has more cage time on record.