Ozzy Diaz vs.
Djorden Santos
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.
Ozzy Diaz
Full career not yet synced for Ozzy Diaz — 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 +1.7 wins over .500
Djorden Santos
Full career not yet synced for Djorden Santos — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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)
Ozzy Diaz
Distance 98.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
Djorden Santos
Distance 97.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ozzy Diaz
Head 90.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.7% (norm 8.4%)
Djorden Santos
Head 91.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Diaz L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Santos L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 145 / 287 | 50.5% | 40.5% | 295 / 754 | 39.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 128 / 265 | 48.3% | 38.9% | 258 / 703 | 36.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 24 / 40 | 60.0% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 26 / 29 | 89.7% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Diaz L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Santos L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 165 / 447 | 36.9% | 39.5% | 320 / 627 | 51.0% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 5 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 139 / 416 | 33.4% | 37.9% | 231 / 512 | 45.1% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 16 / 29 | 55.2% | 71.3% | 52 / 76 | 68.4% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 16 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 52 / 57 | 91.2% | 82.1% |
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 — Diaz has more cage time on record.