Ryan Benoit vs.
Josh Sampo
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.
Ryan Benoit
Full career not yet synced for Ryan Benoit — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Josh Sampo
Full career not yet synced for Josh Sampo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 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)
Ryan Benoit
Distance 88.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 7.3%)
Josh Sampo
Distance 82.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.6% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ryan Benoit
Head 85.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 10.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 9.3%)
Josh Sampo
Head 70.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 19.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Benoit L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Sampo L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 249 / 693 | 35.9% | 40.0% | 64 / 192 | 33.3% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 70.4% | 10 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 22 / 36 | 61.1% | 69.7% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 233 / 666 | 35.0% | 37.6% | 46 / 165 | 27.9% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 50 / 84 | 59.5% | 68.5% | 23 / 46 | 50.0% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 23 / 32 | 71.9% | 80.0% | 16 / 22 | too few to rate | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Benoit L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Sampo L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 326 / 833 | 39.1% | 40.1% | 110 / 261 | 42.1% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 46 | 63.0% | 68.8% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 33 / 50 | 66.0% | 71.1% | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 238 / 713 | 33.4% | 35.2% | 73 / 213 | 34.3% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 77 / 125 | 61.6% | 68.2% | 33 / 44 | 75.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 73 / 91 | 80.2% | 80.3% | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 80.3% |
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 — Benoit has more cage time on record.