Ricardo Ramos vs. Journey Newson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ricardo Ramos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Journey Newson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ricardo Ramos
Distance 92.8% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)
Journey Newson
Distance 96.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ricardo Ramos
Head 76.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 7.9%)
Journey Newson
Head 68.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ramos L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Newson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 342 / 1019 | 33.6% | 40.5% | 128 / 419 | 30.5% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 70.5% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 25 / 37 | 67.6% | 69.3% | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 248 / 838 | 29.6% | 37.1% | 55 / 298 | 18.5% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 84 / 141 | 59.6% | 68.0% | 41 / 70 | 58.6% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 68 / 119 | 57.1% | 80.3% | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 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 (Featherweight: 127 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 Ramos L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Newson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 468 / 1096 | 42.7% | 39.3% | 113 / 359 | 31.5% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 49 | 73.5% | 70.3% | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 42 / 63 | 66.7% | 69.4% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 332 / 920 | 36.1% | 35.9% | 72 / 298 | 24.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 92 / 135 | 68.1% | 68.0% | 32 / 53 | 60.4% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 122 / 153 | 79.7% | 81.5% | 33 / 40 | 82.5% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ramos has more cage time on record.