Roland Delorme vs. Michinori Tanaka
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Roland Delorme
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
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
Michinori Tanaka
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Michinori Tanaka
Distance 78.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 19.5% (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%)
Michinori Tanaka
Head 87.1% (norm 77.5%) · 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/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Tanaka L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 98 / 276 | 35.5% | 39.2% | 91 / 311 | 29.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 32 / 42 | 76.2% | 70.2% | 53 / 77 | 68.8% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 87 / 254 | 34.3% | 35.3% | 105 / 344 | 30.5% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 44 / 59 | 74.6% | 66.9% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 79.2% | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 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/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Tanaka L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 198 / 346 | 57.2% | 39.4% | 112 / 252 | 44.4% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 70.6% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 59 / 95 | 62.1% | 72.1% | 20 / 30 | 66.7% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 227 / 415 | 54.7% | 34.9% | 102 / 239 | 42.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 24 / 26 | 92.3% | 66.1% | 23 / 32 | 71.9% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 33 / 35 | 94.3% | 78.8% | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Delorme has more cage time on record.