Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs.
Luiz Cane
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.
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Full career not yet synced for Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou — 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 +0.7 wins over .500
Luiz Cane
Full career not yet synced for Luiz Cane — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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)
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Distance 90.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 10.4%)
Luiz Cane
Distance 84.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 11.0% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Head 73.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 15.8% (norm 9.7%)
Luiz Cane
Head 89.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sokoudjou L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Cane L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 51 / 138 | 37.0% | 41.4% | 203 / 522 | 38.9% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 15 / 31 | 48.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 40 / 68 | 58.8% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 27 / 112 | 24.1% | 38.9% | 203 / 555 | 36.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 32 / 43 | 74.4% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 23 / 23 | 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 (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 Sokoudjou L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Cane L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 44 / 100 | 44.0% | 40.4% | 245 / 655 | 37.4% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 22 / 43 | 51.2% | 70.4% | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 50 / 126 | 39.7% | 37.5% | 181 / 574 | 31.5% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 40 / 52 | 76.9% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 48 / 63 | 76.2% | 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 — Cane has more cage time on record.