Ruan Potts vs. Soa Palelei
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ruan Potts
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.27 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Soa Palelei
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ruan Potts
Distance 86.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 9.3%)
Soa Palelei
Distance 45.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 37.4% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ruan Potts
Head 66.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 20.0% (norm 7.6%)
Soa Palelei
Head 81.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Potts L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Palelei L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 13 / 39 | 33.3% | 40.1% | 38 / 95 | 40.0% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 57 / 79 | 72.2% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 9 / 30 | 30.0% | 38.9% | 91 / 171 | 53.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Potts L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Palelei L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 6 / 13 | too few to rate | 40.7% | 65 / 199 | 32.7% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 98 / 129 | 76.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 102 / 130 | 78.5% | 72.0% | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 54 / 88 | 61.4% | 38.8% | 111 / 257 | 43.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 58 / 58 | 100.0% | 75.1% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Palelei has more cage time on record.