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Russell Doane vs.
Leandro Issa

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

3-5-0 Russell Doane · UFC
2-3-0 Leandro Issa · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-5-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
39
AgeΔ 3 yrs
42
5'7"
HeightΔ 0"
5'7"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
101.3
Layoff (months)Δ 17.8 mo
119.1
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL
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.

Leandro Issa is a submission threat — 1.19 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Russell Doane is a submission threat — 0.77 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Leandro Issa owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 17% 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.

Russell Doane

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

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Leandro Issa

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1371.75/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1312.08/min · norm 3.52
1311.68/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2003.17/min · norm 3.58
40.9%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
37.9%norm 43.4%
53.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
58.2%norm 56.6%
20.38/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Russell Doane

Distance 70.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 6.5%)

Leandro Issa

Distance 84.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 11.3% (norm 6.5%)

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

Russell Doane

Head 85.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 8.4%)

Leandro Issa

Head 74.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 17.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Doane L/AAccBantamweight med Issa L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 67 / 235 28.5% 39.0% 95 / 293 32.4% 39.0%
In the clinch 25 / 33 75.8% 68.7% 12 / 14 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 45 / 67 67.2% 70.2% 24 / 39 61.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 103 / 285 36.1% 34.9% 72 / 257 28.0% 34.9%
To the body 24 / 37 64.9% 66.8% 13 / 27 48.1% 66.8%
To the legs 10 / 13 too few to rate 79.4% 46 / 62 74.2% 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 Doane L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Issa L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 90 / 233 38.6% 39.3% 119 / 366 32.5% 39.3%
In the clinch 12 / 17 too few to rate 70.4% 41 / 60 68.3% 70.4%
On the ground 29 / 32 90.6% 72.4% 40 / 53 75.5% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 60 / 188 31.9% 34.9% 157 / 416 37.7% 34.9%
To the body 42 / 56 75.0% 66.0% 31 / 49 63.3% 66.0%
To the legs 29 / 38 76.3% 79.1% 12 / 14 too few to rate 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1145.8% acc · 2.11/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1022.2% acc · 2.38/15 · norm 1.12
1952.8% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 66.7%
24:1931.1% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
23:4337.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
24:414:44 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
9:002:08 per 15 · norm 2:24
40.77/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
51.19/15 · norm 0.28

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

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