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Roland Delorme vs. Francisco Rivera

UFC 3-3-0 (1 NC) vs. 4-6-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
4-6-0 (1 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
42
AgeΔ 3 yrs
45
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
145.9
Layoff (months)Δ 23.2 mo
122.7
LLLWNC
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Roland Delorme is a submission threat — 1.60 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Francisco Rivera carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
Roland Delorme hunts takedowns — 2.51 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Roland Delorme

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 33
Tier 3 — regional circuit 73

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Francisco Rivera

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 46
Tier 3 — regional circuit 106

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.17 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1502.28/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4214.13/min · norm 3.52
2844.32/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3213.15/min · norm 3.58
44.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
41.4%norm 43.5%
40.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
68.3%norm 56.6%
20.46/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
50.74/15 · norm 0.29

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

Roland Delorme

Distance 81.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 12.4% (norm 6.4%)

Francisco Rivera

Distance 88.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 6.4%)

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

Roland Delorme

Head 74.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 17.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 8.4%)

Francisco Rivera

Head 84.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Delorme L/AAccBantamweight med Rivera L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 98 / 276 35.5% 39.2% 353 / 901 39.2% 39.2%
In the clinch 20 / 21 too few to rate 69.0% 45 / 79 57.0% 69.0%
On the ground 32 / 42 76.2% 70.2% 23 / 38 60.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 87 / 254 34.3% 35.3% 299 / 862 34.7% 35.3%
To the body 44 / 59 74.6% 66.9% 47 / 67 70.1% 66.9%
To the legs 19 / 26 73.1% 79.2% 75 / 89 84.3% 79.2%

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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Delorme L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Rivera L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 198 / 346 57.2% 39.4% 216 / 847 25.5% 39.4%
In the clinch 27 / 35 77.1% 70.6% 42 / 71 59.2% 70.6%
On the ground 59 / 95 62.1% 72.1% 63 / 94 67.0% 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 227 / 415 54.7% 34.9% 170 / 778 21.9% 34.9%
To the body 24 / 26 92.3% 66.1% 97 / 149 65.1% 66.1%
To the legs 33 / 35 94.3% 78.8% 54 / 85 63.5% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1134.4% acc · 2.51/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
763.6% acc · 1.03/15 · norm 1.12
342.9% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
2668.4% def · norm 65.7%
13:3220.6% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
4:204.2% of cage time · norm 17.8%
25:505:53 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
29:204:18 per 15 · norm 2:24
71.60/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
40.59/15 · norm 0.28

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