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Paul Felder vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC 9-6-0 vs. 21-16-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-6-0
UFC record
21-16-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42
AgeΔ 1 yrs
41
5'11"
HeightΔ 3"
5'8"
70"
ReachΔ 0"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
71.2
Layoff (months)Δ 70.6 mo
0.6
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Paul Felder rarely shoots — 0.29 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Rafael Dos Anjos hunts takedowns — 1.92 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Rafael Dos Anjos owns the mat — in control 26% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Paul Felder

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500

Rafael Dos Anjos

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2115
Tier 3 — regional circuit 102

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 21 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 48 documented bouts

In the UFC: 16-15 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7633.70/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
18483.48/min · norm 3.44
7093.44/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
17283.25/min · norm 3.38
44.6%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
47.0%norm 43.65%
48.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.2%norm 56.3%
30.22/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
70.20/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Paul Felder

Distance 82.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 8.0%)

Rafael Dos Anjos

Distance 79.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.3% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Paul Felder

Head 75.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

Rafael Dos Anjos

Head 74.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.0% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Felder L/AAccLightweight med Dos Anjos L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 557 / 1406 39.6% 38.3% 1249 / 3117 40.1% 38.3%
In the clinch 110 / 165 66.7% 67.5% 321 / 407 78.9% 67.5%
On the ground 96 / 139 69.1% 68.8% 278 / 406 68.5% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 449 / 1294 34.7% 35.1% 1083 / 2939 36.8% 35.1%
To the body 149 / 213 70.0% 69.1% 440 / 599 73.5% 69.1%
To the legs 165 / 203 81.3% 81.8% 325 / 392 82.9% 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 (Lightweight: 204 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 Felder L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Dos Anjos L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 596 / 1218 48.9% 38.8% 1359 / 3813 35.6% 38.8%
In the clinch 81 / 116 69.8% 68.6% 235 / 325 72.3% 68.6%
On the ground 32 / 50 64.0% 68.0% 134 / 203 66.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 354 / 928 38.1% 35.2% 1129 / 3538 31.9% 35.2%
To the body 185 / 247 74.9% 68.2% 359 / 538 66.7% 68.2%
To the legs 170 / 209 81.3% 81.5% 240 / 265 90.6% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
428.6% acc · 0.29/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
6835.6% acc · 1.92/15 · norm 1.34
4864.9% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
9154.8% def · norm 63.7%
25:3212.4% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
136:4525.7% of cage time · norm 18.95%
52:043:47 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
128:113:37 per 15 · norm 2:50
30.22/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
200.56/15 · norm 0.48

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dos Anjos has more cage time on record.