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Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Kyle Bradley

UFC 21-16-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
21-16-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
41
AgeΔ 3 yrs
44
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
0.6
Layoff (months)Δ 200.6 mo
201.2
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kyle Bradley rarely shoots — 0.65 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.
Kyle Bradley is wasteful with head shots — only 22% land, vs a 35% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Kyle Bradley

Full career not yet synced for Kyle Bradley — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

18483.48/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
461.99/min · norm 3.44
17283.25/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
803.45/min · norm 3.38
47.0%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
40.0%norm 43.65%
60.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
58.8%norm 56.3%
70.20/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Rafael Dos Anjos

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

Kyle Bradley

Distance 88.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Rafael Dos Anjos

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

Kyle Bradley

Head 71.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Dos Anjos L/AAccLightweight med Bradley L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1249 / 3117 40.1% 38.3% 36 / 102 35.3% 38.3%
In the clinch 321 / 407 78.9% 67.5% 7 / 8 too few to rate 67.5%
On the ground 278 / 406 68.5% 68.8% 3 / 5 too few to rate 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 1083 / 2939 36.8% 35.1% 18 / 82 22.0% 35.1%
To the body 440 / 599 73.5% 69.1% 19 / 23 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 325 / 392 82.9% 81.8% 9 / 10 too few to rate 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 Dos Anjos L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Bradley L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1359 / 3813 35.6% 38.8% 29 / 110 26.4% 38.8%
In the clinch 235 / 325 72.3% 68.6% 12 / 13 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 134 / 203 66.0% 68.0% 39 / 71 54.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 1129 / 3538 31.9% 35.2% 71 / 176 40.3% 35.2%
To the body 359 / 538 66.7% 68.2% 3 / 4 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 240 / 265 90.6% 81.5% 6 / 14 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
6835.6% acc · 1.92/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 0.65/15 · norm 1.34
9154.8% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
440.0% def · norm 63.7%
136:4525.7% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
0:352.5% of cage time · norm 18.95%
128:113:37 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
8:585:48 per 15 · norm 2:50
200.56/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · 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.