Natan Levy vs.
Genaro Valdez
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.
Natan Levy
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.46 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Genaro Valdez
Full career not yet synced for Genaro Valdez — 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 -1.0 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)
Natan Levy
Distance 93.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 8.0%)
Genaro Valdez
Distance 94.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Natan Levy
Head 70.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)
Genaro Valdez
Head 85.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Levy L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Valdez L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 196 / 385 | 50.9% | 37.9% | 110 / 406 | 27.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 15 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 10 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 113 / 291 | 38.8% | 35.0% | 86 / 367 | 23.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 68 / 86 | 79.1% | 69.1% | 14 / 28 | 50.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 33 / 35 | 94.3% | 81.9% | 23 / 37 | 62.2% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Levy L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Valdez L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 162 / 418 | 38.8% | 38.9% | 173 / 354 | 48.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 32 | 65.6% | 68.6% | 7 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 43 / 60 | 71.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 114 / 359 | 31.8% | 35.1% | 139 / 327 | 42.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 59 / 87 | 67.8% | 68.1% | 43 / 60 | 71.7% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 18 / 20 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 41 / 44 | 93.2% | 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 — Levy has more cage time on record.