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Roland Delorme vs.
Michinori Tanaka

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

3-3-0 (1 NC) Roland Delorme · UFC
2-3-0 Michinori Tanaka · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-3-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
2-3-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
42
AgeΔ 7 yrs
35
5'9"
HeightΔ 4"
5'5"
71"
ReachΔ 4"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
143.4
Layoff (months)Δ 29.4 mo
114
LLLWNC
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Roland Delorme is a submission threat — 1.60 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Michinori Tanaka owns the mat — in control 41% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
Roland Delorme hunts takedowns — 2.51 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
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.

Roland Delorme

Full career not yet synced for Roland Delorme — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

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

Michinori Tanaka

Full career not yet synced for Michinori Tanaka — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1502.28/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1481.97/min · norm 3.52
2844.32/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1491.99/min · norm 3.58
44.2%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
37.5%norm 43.4%
40.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
50.8%norm 56.6%
20.46/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Roland Delorme

Distance 81.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.4% (norm 6.5%)

Michinori Tanaka

Distance 78.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 19.5% (norm 6.5%)

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

Roland Delorme

Head 74.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 8.4%)

Michinori Tanaka

Head 87.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 4.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.4% (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 Tanaka L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 98 / 276 35.5% 39.0% 91 / 311 29.3% 39.0%
In the clinch 20 / 21 too few to rate 68.7% 4 / 7 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 32 / 42 76.2% 70.2% 53 / 77 68.8% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 87 / 254 34.3% 34.9% 105 / 344 30.5% 34.9%
To the body 44 / 59 74.6% 66.8% 16 / 18 too few to rate 66.8%
To the legs 19 / 26 73.1% 79.4% 27 / 33 81.8% 79.4%

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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Tanaka L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 198 / 346 57.2% 39.3% 112 / 252 44.4% 39.3%
In the clinch 27 / 35 77.1% 70.4% 17 / 21 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 59 / 95 62.1% 72.4% 20 / 30 66.7% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 227 / 415 54.7% 34.9% 102 / 239 42.7% 34.9%
To the body 24 / 26 92.3% 66.0% 23 / 32 71.9% 66.0%
To the legs 33 / 35 94.3% 79.1% 24 / 32 75.0% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1134.4% acc · 2.51/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1238.7% acc · 2.40/15 · norm 1.12
342.9% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
743.8% def · norm 66.7%
13:3220.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
30:3340.7% of cage time · norm 17.4%
25:505:53 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
14:482:57 per 15 · norm 2:24
71.60/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.20/15 · norm 0.28

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

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