Sam Sicilia vs. Akira Corassani
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Sam Sicilia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Akira Corassani
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Sam Sicilia
Distance 82.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 6.5%)
Akira Corassani
Distance 90.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sam Sicilia
Head 84.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 7.9%)
Akira Corassani
Head 74.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.7% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sicilia L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Corassani L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 168 / 626 | 26.8% | 40.5% | 121 / 279 | 43.4% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 56 | 57.1% | 70.5% | 18 / 28 | 64.3% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 55 / 79 | 69.6% | 69.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 175 / 641 | 27.3% | 37.1% | 80 / 229 | 34.9% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 50 / 81 | 61.7% | 68.0% | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 80.3% | 31 / 39 | 79.5% | 80.3% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Sicilia L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Corassani L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 318 / 832 | 38.2% | 39.3% | 121 / 314 | 38.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 70.3% | 56 / 71 | 78.9% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 69.4% | 33 / 37 | 89.2% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 237 / 699 | 33.9% | 35.9% | 138 / 328 | 42.1% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 61 / 117 | 52.1% | 68.0% | 43 / 61 | 70.5% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 70 / 87 | 80.5% | 81.5% | 29 / 33 | 87.9% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sicilia has more cage time on record.