Rodrigo de Lima vs.
Efrain Escudero
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.
Rodrigo de Lima
Full career not yet synced for Rodrigo de Lima — 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 -0.5 wins over .500
Efrain Escudero
Full career not yet synced for Efrain Escudero — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 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)
Rodrigo de Lima
Distance 88.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.5% (norm 8.0%)
Efrain Escudero
Distance 74.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rodrigo de Lima
Head 77.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 7.9%)
Efrain Escudero
Head 76.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lima L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Escudero L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 21 / 76 | 27.6% | 37.9% | 273 / 725 | 37.7% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 93 / 146 | 63.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 69 / 99 | 69.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 13 / 67 | 19.4% | 35.0% | 263 / 738 | 35.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 68 / 98 | 69.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 104 / 134 | 77.6% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Lima L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Escudero L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 74 / 127 | 58.3% | 38.9% | 233 / 775 | 30.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 55 / 75 | 73.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 34 / 41 | 82.9% | 68.0% | 55 / 78 | 70.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 103 / 162 | 63.6% | 35.1% | 183 / 699 | 26.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 96 / 146 | 65.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 64 / 83 | 77.1% | 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 — Escudero has more cage time on record.