Robert Whiteford vs.
Lucas Martins
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 Whiteford
Full career not yet synced for Robert Whiteford — 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 +0.8 wins over .500
Lucas Martins
Full career not yet synced for Lucas Martins — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 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 Whiteford
Distance 85.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 6.5%)
Lucas Martins
Distance 93.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Robert Whiteford
Head 75.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 7.8%)
Lucas Martins
Head 85.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Whiteford L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Martins L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 103 / 238 | 43.3% | 40.9% | 159 / 460 | 34.6% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 70.8% | 12 / 27 | 44.4% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 208 | 38.0% | 37.2% | 122 / 421 | 29.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 31 / 45 | 68.9% | 68.2% | 25 / 37 | 67.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Whiteford L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Martins L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 68 / 234 | 29.1% | 39.2% | 173 / 493 | 35.1% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 40 / 82 | 48.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 69.4% | 42 / 69 | 60.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 251 | 30.7% | 35.9% | 168 / 499 | 33.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 15 / 26 | 57.7% | 67.9% | 57 / 108 | 52.8% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 18 / 20 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 81.5% |
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 — Martins has more cage time on record.