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Rodolfo Bellato vs.
Christian Edwards

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other β€” the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-1-1 (1 NC) Rodolfo Bellato Β· UFC
0-1-0 Christian Edwards Β· UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form β€” green marks the edge on each line.

2-1-1 (1 NC)
UFC record
0-1-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Catch Weight
30.5
AgeΞ” 2.7 yrs
27.8
6'3"
Height
β€”
75"
Reach
β€”
Orthodox
Stance
β€”
5
Layoff (months)Ξ” 2.3 mo
2.7
WLNCDW
Last 5 (newest first)
L
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated β€” only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Rodolfo Bellato absorbs 6.24 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.35 Light Heavyweight norm β€” hittable.
Rodolfo Bellato hunts takedowns β€” 1.60 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition β€” the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Rodolfo Bellato

Full career not yet synced for Rodolfo Bellato β€” tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 Β· avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Christian Edwards

Full career not yet synced for Christian Edwards β€” tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 Β· avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes β€” landed & absorbed

2525.37/min Β· norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
362.40/min Β· norm β€”
2936.24/min Β· norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
362.40/min Β· norm β€”
59.0%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
50.7%norm β€”
47.1%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
55.0%norm β€”
10.32/15 Β· norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 Β· norm β€”

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

Rodolfo Bellato

Distance 69.8% (norm 80.5%) Β· Clinch 6.1% (norm 8.6%) Β· Ground 24.1% (norm 10.4%)

Christian Edwards

Distance 85.9% (norm β€”) Β· Clinch 14.1% (norm β€”) Β· Ground 0.0% (norm β€”)

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

Rodolfo Bellato

Head 70.7% (norm 79.2%) Β· Body 15.7% (norm 11.7%) Β· Legs 13.6% (norm 9.7%)

Christian Edwards

Head 57.7% (norm β€”) Β· Body 28.2% (norm β€”) Β· Legs 14.1% (norm β€”)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green β‰₯ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Bellato L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Edwards L/AAccCatch Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 160 / 298 53.7% 41.4% 27 / 61 44.3% β€”
In the clinch 20 / 26 76.9% 70.9% 9 / 10 too few to rate β€”
On the ground 72 / 103 69.9% 72.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate β€”
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 302 50.7% 38.9% 13 / 41 31.7% β€”
To the body 51 / 67 76.1% 71.9% 17 / 20 too few to rate β€”
To the legs 48 / 58 82.8% 81.8% 6 / 10 too few to rate β€”

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters Β· Catch Weight: 0 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≀ division median β€” harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Bellato L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Edwards L/AOpp accCatch Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 208 / 437 47.6% 40.4% 30 / 74 40.5% β€”
In the clinch 42 / 56 75.0% 68.7% 6 / 6 too few to rate β€”
On the ground 43 / 61 70.5% 70.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate β€”
BY TARGET
To the head 214 / 447 47.9% 37.5% 21 / 64 32.8% β€”
To the body 65 / 88 73.9% 72.3% 10 / 11 too few to rate β€”
To the legs 14 / 19 too few to rate 83.0% 5 / 5 too few to rate β€”
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions β€” career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

538.5% acc Β· 1.60/15 Β· norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc Β· 0.00/15 Β· norm β€”
1292.3% def Β· norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
0β€” def Β· norm β€”
6:4714.4% of cage time Β· norm 16.5%
Control time
4:2229.1% of cage time Β· norm β€”
10:223:18 per 15 Β· norm 2:48
Time under control
2:152:15 per 15 Β· norm β€”
00.00/15 Β· norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 Β· norm β€”

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

Next move

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