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Ricardo Funch vs.
Claude Patrick

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

0-4-0 Ricardo Funch · UFC
3-1-0 Claude Patrick · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-4-0
UFC record
3-1-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
46
AgeΔ 0.1 yrs
46.1
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
169.4
Layoff (months)Δ 6.5 mo
175.9
LLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWW
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.

Claude Patrick is a submission threat — 1.74 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Claude Patrick owns the mat — in control 45% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Ricardo Funch owns the mat — in control 29% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
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.

Ricardo Funch

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Claude Patrick

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

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

952.61/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
931.80/min · norm 3.17
1303.57/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
460.89/min · norm 3.06
65.1%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
55.7%norm 44.9%
40.1%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
69.5%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

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

Ricardo Funch

Distance 54.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 32.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 12.3% (norm 8.1%)

Claude Patrick

Distance 37.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 36.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 26.3% (norm 8.1%)

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

Ricardo Funch

Head 50.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 33.6% (norm 8.4%)

Claude Patrick

Head 71.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Funch L/AAccWelterweight med Patrick L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 35 / 80 43.8% 38.6% 19 / 62 30.6% 38.6%
In the clinch 42 / 48 87.5% 67.8% 46 / 61 75.4% 67.8%
On the ground 18 / 18 too few to rate 67.2% 28 / 44 63.6% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 34 / 74 45.9% 37.2% 54 / 119 45.4% 37.2%
To the body 14 / 23 too few to rate 70.7% 26 / 31 83.9% 70.7%
To the legs 47 / 49 95.9% 82.9% 13 / 17 too few to rate 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Funch L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Patrick L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 47 / 108 43.5% 39.0% 19 / 110 17.3% 39.0%
In the clinch 52 / 68 76.5% 68.9% 22 / 36 61.1% 68.9%
On the ground 31 / 41 75.6% 68.0% 5 / 5 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 93 / 174 53.4% 35.6% 18 / 103 17.5% 35.6%
To the body 25 / 30 83.3% 69.6% 10 / 20 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 12 / 13 too few to rate 82.1% 18 / 28 64.3% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

318.8% acc · 1.24/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
853.3% acc · 2.32/15 · norm 1.27
1260.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
1684.2% def · norm 63.9%
10:3929.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
23:2145.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
15:516:32 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
15:364:31 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
61.74/15 · norm 0.45

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

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