Rodolfo Bellato vs.
Navajo Stirling
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.
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
Navajo Stirling
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.19 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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)
Rodolfo Bellato
Distance 69.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 24.1% (norm 10.4%)
Navajo Stirling
Distance 81.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 14.1% (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%)
Navajo Stirling
Head 64.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 24.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 11.0% (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/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Stirling L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 160 / 298 | 53.7% | 41.4% | 313 / 630 | 49.7% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 70.9% | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 72 / 103 | 69.9% | 72.3% | 82 / 109 | 75.2% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 153 / 302 | 50.7% | 38.9% | 221 / 501 | 44.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 51 / 67 | 76.1% | 71.9% | 133 / 187 | 71.1% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 48 / 58 | 82.8% | 81.8% | 65 / 85 | 76.5% | 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/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Stirling L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 208 / 437 | 47.6% | 40.4% | 143 / 364 | 39.3% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 56 | 75.0% | 68.7% | 15 / 28 | 53.6% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 43 / 61 | 70.5% | 70.4% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 214 / 447 | 47.9% | 37.5% | 93 / 303 | 30.7% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 65 / 88 | 73.9% | 72.3% | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 33 / 46 | 71.7% | 83.0% |
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 — Stirling has more cage time on record.