Roan Carneiro vs.
Ryo Chonan
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.
Roan Carneiro
Full career not yet synced for Roan Carneiro — 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 +1.7 wins over .500
Ryo Chonan
Full career not yet synced for Ryo Chonan — 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 +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)
Roan Carneiro
Distance 60.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 28.2% (norm 8.1%)
Ryo Chonan
Distance 72.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Roan Carneiro
Head 85.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 8.4%)
Ryo Chonan
Head 79.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Carneiro L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Chonan L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 61 / 168 | 36.3% | 38.6% | 99 / 289 | 34.3% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 67.8% | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 47 / 78 | 60.3% | 67.2% | 33 / 80 | 41.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 236 | 41.5% | 37.2% | 84 / 319 | 26.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 17 / 17 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 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 Carneiro L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Chonan L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 61 / 267 | 22.8% | 39.0% | 116 / 411 | 28.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 68.9% | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 62 / 122 | 50.8% | 68.0% | 43 / 79 | 54.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 342 | 26.0% | 35.6% | 133 / 458 | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 33 / 50 | 66.0% | 69.6% | 17 / 28 | 60.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 82.1% | 30 / 34 | 88.2% | 82.1% |
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 — Carneiro has more cage time on record.