Rafael Cavalcante vs.
Ovince Saint Preux
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.
Rafael Cavalcante
Full career not yet synced for Rafael Cavalcante — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Ovince Saint Preux
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 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)
Rafael Cavalcante
Distance 80.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 10.4%)
Ovince Saint Preux
Distance 88.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rafael Cavalcante
Head 87.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 9.7%)
Ovince Saint Preux
Head 74.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cavalcante L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Preux L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 56 / 149 | 37.6% | 41.4% | 653 / 1526 | 42.8% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 75 / 112 | 67.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 65 / 91 | 71.4% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 68 / 162 | 42.0% | 38.9% | 478 / 1290 | 37.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 218 / 312 | 69.9% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 97 / 127 | 76.4% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Cavalcante L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Preux L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 92 / 233 | 39.5% | 40.4% | 737 / 1531 | 48.1% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 38 | 71.1% | 68.7% | 148 / 204 | 72.5% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 80 / 108 | 74.1% | 70.4% | 93 / 118 | 78.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 131 / 292 | 44.9% | 37.5% | 537 / 1249 | 43.0% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 72.3% | 217 / 316 | 68.7% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 36 / 40 | 90.0% | 83.0% | 224 / 288 | 77.8% | 83.0% |
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 — Preux has more cage time on record.