Ricardo Romero vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ricardo Romero
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Kyle Kingsbury
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 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 Romero
Distance 55.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 41.7% (norm 10.4%)
Kyle Kingsbury
Distance 81.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 15.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ricardo Romero
Head 83.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.7%)
Kyle Kingsbury
Head 70.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 17.9% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Romero L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Kingsbury L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 7 / 20 | too few to rate | 41.4% | 208 / 609 | 34.2% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 82 / 113 | 72.6% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 14 / 30 | 46.7% | 38.9% | 137 / 522 | 26.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 68 / 89 | 76.4% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 99 / 133 | 74.4% | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Romero L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Kingsbury L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 15 / 37 | 40.5% | 40.4% | 244 / 562 | 43.4% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 70 / 113 | 61.9% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 70.4% | 75 / 122 | 61.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 36 / 73 | 49.3% | 37.5% | 268 / 626 | 42.8% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 84 / 122 | 68.9% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kingsbury has more cage time on record.