Robert Valentin vs.
Julien Leblanc
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.
Robert Valentin
Full career not yet synced for Robert Valentin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Julien Leblanc
Full career not yet synced for Julien Leblanc — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -3.0 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)
Robert Valentin
Distance 67.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 22.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 10.3%)
Julien Leblanc
Distance 100.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Robert Valentin
Head 72.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 8.4%)
Julien Leblanc
Head 50.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 33.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 16.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Valentin L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Leblanc L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 16 / 42 | 38.1% | 40.5% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 21 / 45 | 46.7% | 38.9% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| To the body | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Valentin L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Leblanc L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 23 / 46 | 50.0% | 39.5% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 46 / 56 | 82.1% | 69.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 60 / 93 | 64.5% | 37.9% | 1 / 7 | too few to rate | 37.9% |
| To the body | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 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 — Valentin has more cage time on record.