Ozzy Diaz vs. Ryan Gandra
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ozzy Diaz
Full career not yet synced for Ozzy Diaz — 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 +1.8 wins over .500
Ryan Gandra
Full career not yet synced for Ryan Gandra — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ozzy Diaz
Distance 98.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.0%)
Ryan Gandra
Distance 80.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 19.3% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ozzy Diaz
Head 89.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 8.4%)
Ryan Gandra
Head 86.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.4% (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 | Gandra L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 148 / 291 | 50.9% | 40.5% | 28 / 67 | 41.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 129 / 267 | 48.3% | 38.8% | 35 / 72 | 48.6% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 71.6% | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Gandra L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 175 / 473 | 37.0% | 39.5% | 8 / 17 | too few to rate | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 152 / 445 | 34.2% | 37.9% | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 37.9% |
| To the body | 17 / 32 | 53.1% | 71.3% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 18 / 18 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Diaz has more cage time on record.