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Robert Bryczek vs. Rodolfo Vieira

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 7-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
7-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
37
6'0"
HeightΔ 0"
6'0"
75"
ReachΔ 2"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.8
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.8
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rodolfo Vieira hunts takedowns — 2.77 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.
Rodolfo Vieira owns the mat — in control 36% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.
Robert Bryczek rarely shoots — 0.26 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Robert Bryczek

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Rodolfo Vieira

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 65
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1542.72/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
4183.22/min · norm 3.23
2123.74/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5284.07/min · norm 3.20
40.1%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
54.4%norm 47.4%
54.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
49.3%norm 53.8%
10.26/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.12/15 · norm 0.32

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

Robert Bryczek

Distance 88.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 10.0%)

Rodolfo Vieira

Distance 90.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 10.0%)

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

Robert Bryczek

Head 77.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.4%)

Rodolfo Vieira

Head 76.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bryczek L/AAccMiddleweight med Vieira L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 124 / 338 36.7% 40.5% 367 / 695 52.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 14 / 25 56.0% 70.6% 26 / 33 78.8% 70.6%
On the ground 16 / 21 too few to rate 69.4% 25 / 41 61.0% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 102 / 297 34.3% 38.8% 264 / 587 45.0% 38.8%
To the body 40 / 69 58.0% 71.6% 57 / 73 78.1% 71.6%
To the legs 12 / 18 too few to rate 83.3% 97 / 109 89.0% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Bryczek L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Vieira L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 152 / 374 40.6% 39.5% 470 / 969 48.5% 39.5%
In the clinch 14 / 22 too few to rate 70.4% 35 / 44 79.5% 70.4%
On the ground 46 / 67 68.7% 69.0% 23 / 29 79.3% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 145 / 375 38.7% 37.9% 377 / 838 45.0% 37.9%
To the body 20 / 35 57.1% 71.3% 88 / 134 65.7% 71.3%
To the legs 47 / 53 88.7% 82.1% 63 / 70 90.0% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 0.26/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
2421.1% acc · 2.77/15 · norm 1.35
2379.3% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
660.0% def · norm 63.3%
1:573.4% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
46:0435.5% of cage time · norm 19.4%
25:016:36 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
5:390:39 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.26/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
70.81/15 · norm 0.45

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