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Rodolfo Bellato vs.
Luke Fernandez

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

2-1-1 (1 NC) Rodolfo Bellato · UFC
0-1-0 Luke Fernandez · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

2-1-1 (1 NC)
UFC record
0-1-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
30.5
AgeΔ 0.6 yrs
31.1
6'3"
Height
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
5
WLNCDW
Last 5 (newest first)
L
The read

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.

Luke Fernandez absorbs 11.11 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.35 Light Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Luke Fernandez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Rodolfo Bellato absorbs 6.24 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.35 Light Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Level of competition

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.

Rodolfo Bellato

Full career not yet synced for Rodolfo Bellato — 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

Luke Fernandez

Full career not yet synced for Luke Fernandez — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2525.37/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
165.93/min · norm 3.41
2936.24/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
3011.11/min · norm 3.35
59.0%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
48.5%norm 48.3%
47.1%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
34.8%norm 52.9%
10.32/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Rodolfo Bellato

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

Luke Fernandez

Distance 78.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)

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

Rodolfo Bellato

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

Luke Fernandez

Head 84.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.1% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bellato L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Fernandez L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 160 / 298 53.7% 41.4% 9 / 26 34.6% 41.4%
In the clinch 20 / 26 76.9% 70.9% 7 / 7 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 72 / 103 69.9% 72.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 302 50.7% 38.9% 12 / 28 42.9% 38.9%
To the body 51 / 67 76.1% 71.9% 3 / 4 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 48 / 58 82.8% 81.8% 1 / 1 too few to rate 81.8%

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 · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Bellato L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Fernandez L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 208 / 437 47.6% 40.4% 9 / 18 too few to rate 40.4%
In the clinch 42 / 56 75.0% 68.7% 1 / 1 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 43 / 61 70.5% 70.4% 20 / 27 74.1% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 214 / 447 47.9% 37.5% 24 / 39 61.5% 37.5%
To the body 65 / 88 73.9% 72.3% 4 / 5 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 14 / 19 too few to rate 83.0% 2 / 2 too few to rate 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

538.5% acc · 1.60/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
1292.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 66.7%
6:4714.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
0:2213.6% of cage time · norm 16.5%
10:223:18 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
0:111:01 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

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

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