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Ramon Taveras vs.
Serhiy Sidey

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-2-0 Ramon Taveras · UFC
2-1-0 Serhiy Sidey · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-2-0
UFC record
2-1-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
32.6
AgeΔ 2.5 yrs
30.1
5'8"
HeightΔ 3"
5'11"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
10.3
Layoff (months)Δ 4.8 mo
15.1
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWL
The read

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.

Serhiy Sidey is a submission threat — 1.33 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Ramon Taveras rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Ramon Taveras absorbs 6.47 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.58 Bantamweight norm — hittable.
Level of competition

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.

Ramon Taveras

Full career not yet synced for Ramon Taveras — 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 +0.3 wins over .500

Serhiy Sidey

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

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1743.87/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
2024.49/min · norm 3.52
2916.47/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1914.24/min · norm 3.58
41.8%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
40.2%norm 43.4%
53.4%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
54.8%norm 56.6%
10.33/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Ramon Taveras

Distance 96.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 6.5%)

Serhiy Sidey

Distance 93.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.2% (norm 6.5%)

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

Ramon Taveras

Head 90.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.4%)

Serhiy Sidey

Head 76.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Taveras L/AAccBantamweight med Sidey L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 165 / 402 41.0% 39.0% 182 / 471 38.6% 39.0%
In the clinch 3 / 5 too few to rate 68.7% 19 / 30 63.3% 68.7%
On the ground 6 / 9 too few to rate 70.2% 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 378 38.9% 34.9% 121 / 385 31.4% 34.9%
To the body 19 / 30 63.3% 66.8% 57 / 89 64.0% 66.8%
To the legs 8 / 8 too few to rate 79.4% 24 / 28 85.7% 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Taveras L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Sidey L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 278 / 603 46.1% 39.3% 178 / 401 44.4% 39.3%
In the clinch 10 / 13 too few to rate 70.4% 10 / 18 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 3 / 9 too few to rate 72.4% 3 / 4 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 130 / 407 31.9% 34.9% 148 / 372 39.8% 34.9%
To the body 78 / 124 62.9% 66.0% 32 / 40 80.0% 66.0%
To the legs 83 / 94 88.3% 79.1% 11 / 11 too few to rate 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
525.0% acc · 1.67/15 · norm 1.12
872.7% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
120.0% def · norm 66.7%
1:453.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
5:2312.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
4:221:27 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
4:591:39 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
41.33/15 · norm 0.28

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

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