Rani Yahya vs. Henry Briones
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rani Yahya
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Henry Briones
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rani Yahya
Distance 87.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 6.4%)
Henry Briones
Distance 89.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rani Yahya
Head 75.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 8.4%)
Henry Briones
Head 72.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 21.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Yahya L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Briones L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 336 / 980 | 34.3% | 39.2% | 150 / 372 | 40.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 38 | 60.5% | 69.0% | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 81 / 104 | 77.9% | 70.2% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 239 / 849 | 28.2% | 35.3% | 99 / 304 | 32.6% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 82 / 119 | 68.9% | 66.9% | 63 / 91 | 69.2% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 119 / 154 | 77.3% | 79.2% | 16 / 22 | too few to rate | 79.2% |
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: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Yahya L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Briones L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 311 / 757 | 41.1% | 39.4% | 186 / 432 | 43.1% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 26 | 65.4% | 70.6% | 34 / 46 | 73.9% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 158 / 196 | 80.6% | 72.1% | 20 / 35 | 57.1% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 340 / 790 | 43.0% | 34.9% | 166 / 415 | 40.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 95 / 121 | 78.5% | 66.1% | 45 / 61 | 73.8% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 51 / 68 | 75.0% | 78.8% | 29 / 37 | 78.4% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Yahya has more cage time on record.