Nikolay Veretennikov vs. Francisco Prado
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Nikolay Veretennikov
Full career not yet synced for Nikolay Veretennikov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Francisco Prado
Full career not yet synced for Francisco Prado — 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 +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nikolay Veretennikov
Distance 81.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 13.4% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 8.1%)
Francisco Prado
Distance 85.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nikolay Veretennikov
Head 67.8% (norm 78.3%) · Body 27.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 8.0%)
Francisco Prado
Head 69.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Veretennikov L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Prado L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 110 / 231 | 47.6% | 38.5% | 239 / 614 | 38.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 38 | 89.5% | 67.8% | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 67.0% | 57 / 80 | 71.2% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 192 | 40.1% | 36.4% | 165 / 497 | 33.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 61 / 77 | 79.2% | 70.7% | 66 / 117 | 56.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 14 / 14 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 85 / 104 | 81.7% | 81.8% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Veretennikov L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Prado L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 113 / 246 | 45.9% | 39.1% | 295 / 691 | 42.7% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 81 / 103 | 78.6% | 68.0% | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 150 / 276 | 54.3% | 35.6% | 223 / 608 | 36.7% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 22 / 38 | 57.9% | 69.6% | 91 / 120 | 75.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 30 / 47 | 63.8% | 82.2% | 40 / 43 | 93.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Prado has more cage time on record.