Ryan Loder vs. Robert Valentin

UFC 1-2-0 vs. 2-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
35
AgeΔ 4 yrs
31
6'2"
HeightΔ 0"
6'2"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
8.5
Layoff (months)Δ 8.3 mo
0.2
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Robert Valentin is a submission threat — 2.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Ryan Loder is a submission threat — 1.37 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Ryan Loder owns the mat — in control 45% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ryan Loder

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 258
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 25 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 40 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Robert Valentin

Full career not yet synced for Robert Valentin — 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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

565.10/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
341.15/min · norm 3.25
272.46/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
702.37/min · norm 3.20
69.1%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
54.8%norm 47.4%
50.0%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
32.7%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Ryan Loder

Distance 28.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 61.7% (norm 10.3%)

Robert Valentin

Distance 67.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 22.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 10.3%)

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

Ryan Loder

Head 86.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Robert Valentin

Head 72.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Loder L/AAccMiddleweight med Valentin L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 23 too few to rate 40.5% 16 / 42 38.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.3% 12 / 14 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 41 / 50 82.0% 69.1% 6 / 6 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 48 / 70 68.6% 38.9% 21 / 45 46.7% 38.9%
To the body 8 / 11 too few to rate 71.7% 7 / 11 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 83.3% 6 / 6 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Loder L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Valentin L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 21 / 39 53.8% 39.5% 23 / 46 50.0% 39.5%
In the clinch 5 / 11 too few to rate 70.9% 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 1 / 4 too few to rate 69.0% 46 / 56 82.1% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 24 / 49 49.0% 37.9% 60 / 93 64.5% 37.9%
To the body 3 / 5 too few to rate 71.3% 8 / 9 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1% 2 / 2 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
114.3% acc · 1.37/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 1.01/15 · norm 1.42
2100.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1252.2% def · norm 63.1%
4:5845.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
6:1321.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
2:443:43 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
19:029:39 per 15 · norm 3:00
11.37/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
52.54/15 · norm 0.47

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