Pedro Rizzo vs. Kevin Randleman

UFC 9-5-0 vs. 4-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-5-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
52
AgeΔ 2 yrs
54
6'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
272.5
Layoff (months)Δ 22.3 mo
294.8
WWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kevin Randleman is a submission threat — 0.74 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Kevin Randleman hunts takedowns — 3.10 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Pedro Rizzo carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Pedro Rizzo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 95
Tier 3 — regional circuit 116

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Kevin Randleman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 3 — regional circuit 813

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.4 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2861.76/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
970.96/min · norm 3.36
3652.25/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
800.79/min · norm 3.19
36.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
36.9%norm 47.8%
54.2%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
53.5%norm 52.5%
80.74/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Pedro Rizzo

Distance 83.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 9.3%)

Kevin Randleman

Distance 26.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 67.7% (norm 9.3%)

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

Pedro Rizzo

Head 77.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 2.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 7.6%)

Kevin Randleman

Head 95.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Rizzo L/AAccHeavyweight med Randleman L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 210 / 646 32.5% 40.1% 18 / 69 26.1% 40.1%
In the clinch 37 / 57 64.9% 70.6% 10 / 16 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 39 / 72 54.2% 70.2% 69 / 178 38.8% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 145 / 599 24.2% 38.9% 89 / 252 35.3% 38.9%
To the body 16 / 16 too few to rate 76.8% 7 / 9 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 125 / 160 78.1% 87.8% 1 / 2 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Rizzo L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Randleman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 230 / 584 39.4% 40.7% 27 / 99 27.3% 40.7%
In the clinch 57 / 98 58.2% 70.6% 22 / 28 78.6% 70.6%
On the ground 78 / 115 67.8% 72.0% 31 / 45 68.9% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 617 38.4% 38.8% 40 / 126 31.7% 38.8%
To the body 28 / 41 68.3% 75.1% 19 / 22 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 100 / 139 71.9% 84.4% 21 / 24 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
228.6% acc · 0.18/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
2170.0% acc · 3.10/15 · norm 0.95
5577.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
15:1310.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
43:3254.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
25:032:18 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
4:070:36 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
50.74/15 · norm 0.16

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