Rongzhu vs.
Chris Padilla
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.
Rongzhu
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 25 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500
Chris Padilla
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 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)
Rongzhu
Distance 90.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 8.0%)
Chris Padilla
Distance 88.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rongzhu
Head 85.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 7.9%)
Chris Padilla
Head 58.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 29.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rongzhu L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Padilla L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 395 / 811 | 48.7% | 37.9% | 273 / 540 | 50.6% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 40 / 47 | 85.1% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 69.1% | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 344 / 768 | 44.8% | 35.0% | 166 / 353 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 56 / 72 | 77.8% | 69.1% | 55 / 79 | 69.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 51 / 54 | 94.4% | 81.9% | 109 / 177 | 61.6% | 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 Rongzhu L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Padilla L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 438 / 968 | 45.2% | 38.9% | 232 / 480 | 48.3% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 30 | 60.0% | 68.6% | 28 / 34 | 82.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 9 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 279 / 755 | 37.0% | 35.1% | 160 / 393 | 40.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 109 / 155 | 70.3% | 68.1% | 48 / 62 | 77.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 77 / 105 | 73.3% | 81.5% | 52 / 59 | 88.1% | 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 — Rongzhu has more cage time on record.