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Robert Valentin vs. Julien Leblanc

UFC 2-3-0 vs. 0-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-3-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
31
AgeΔ 3 yrs
34
6'2"
Height
—
77"
Reach
—
Orthodox
Stance
—
2.6
Layoff (months)Δ 2.5 mo
0.1
WWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Robert Valentin is a submission threat — 2.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.
Julien Leblanc's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 63% Middleweight norm.
Julien Leblanc rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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 -1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

341.15/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
41.05/min · norm 3.23
702.37/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
82.11/min · norm 3.20
54.8%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
57.1%norm 47.4%
32.7%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
46.7%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Robert Valentin

Distance 67.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 22.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 10.0%)

Julien Leblanc

Distance 100.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.0%)

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 57.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 28.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 14.3% (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/AAccMiddleweight med Leblanc L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 16 / 42 38.1% 40.5% 4 / 7 too few to rate 40.5%
In the clinch 12 / 14 too few to rate 70.6% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 6 / 6 too few to rate 69.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 21 / 45 46.7% 38.8% 1 / 4 too few to rate 38.8%
To the body 7 / 11 too few to rate 71.6% 2 / 2 too few to rate 71.6%
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: 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 Valentin L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Leblanc L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 23 / 46 50.0% 39.5% 8 / 14 too few to rate 39.5%
In the clinch 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 46 / 56 82.1% 69.0% 0 / 1 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 60 / 93 64.5% 37.9% 1 / 8 too few to rate 37.9%
To the body 8 / 9 too few to rate 71.3% 3 / 3 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%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
266.7% acc · 1.01/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.35
1252.2% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 63.3%
6:1321.0% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 19.4%
19:029:39 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
2:5711:38 per 15 · norm 3:00
52.54/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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