Renan Barao vs.
Luke Sanders
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.
Renan Barao
Full career not yet synced for Renan Barao — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Luke Sanders
Full career not yet synced for Luke Sanders — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 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)
Renan Barao
Distance 90.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 6.5%)
Luke Sanders
Distance 79.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Renan Barao
Head 75.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)
Luke Sanders
Head 86.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Barao L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Sanders L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 772 / 2279 | 33.9% | 39.0% | 284 / 632 | 44.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 107 / 160 | 66.9% | 68.7% | 41 / 60 | 68.3% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 43 / 69 | 62.3% | 70.2% | 91 / 99 | 91.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 538 / 1893 | 28.4% | 34.9% | 335 / 685 | 48.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 211 / 376 | 56.1% | 66.8% | 51 / 67 | 76.1% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 173 / 239 | 72.4% | 79.4% | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 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 Barao L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Sanders L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 816 / 2086 | 39.1% | 39.3% | 234 / 500 | 46.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 84 / 119 | 70.6% | 70.4% | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 57 / 74 | 77.0% | 72.4% | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 654 / 1854 | 35.3% | 34.9% | 134 / 384 | 34.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 178 / 270 | 65.9% | 66.0% | 88 / 118 | 74.6% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 125 / 155 | 80.6% | 79.1% | 53 / 57 | 93.0% | 79.1% |
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 — Barao has more cage time on record.