Paulo Santos vs. Cesar Marscucci
Tale of the tape
The read
Neither man is 25%+ off his division norms.
Level of competition
Paulo Santos
Full career not yet synced for Paulo Santos — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Cesar Marscucci
Full career not yet synced for Cesar Marscucci — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Paulo Santos
Distance 0.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
Cesar Marscucci
Distance 0.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Paulo Santos
Head 0.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.9%)
Cesar Marscucci
Head 0.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Santos L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Marscucci L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | — / — | too few to rate | 37.9% | — / — | too few to rate | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | — / — | too few to rate | 67.3% | — / — | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | — / — | too few to rate | 69.1% | — / — | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | — / — | too few to rate | 35.0% | — / — | too few to rate | 35.0% |
| To the body | — / — | too few to rate | 69.1% | — / — | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | — / — | too few to rate | 81.9% | — / — | too few to rate | 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Marscucci L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | — / — | too few to rate | 38.9% | — / — | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | — / — | too few to rate | 68.6% | — / — | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | — / — | too few to rate | 68.0% | — / — | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | — / — | too few to rate | 35.1% | — / — | too few to rate | 35.1% |
| To the body | — / — | too few to rate | 68.1% | — / — | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | — / — | too few to rate | 81.5% | — / — | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Santos has more cage time on record.