Sam Sicilia vs. Cristiano Marcello
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
Cristiano Marcello
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.56 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 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%)
Cristiano Marcello
Distance 92.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 8.0%)
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%)
Cristiano Marcello
Head 80.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.1% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Marcello L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 168 / 626 | 26.8% | 40.5% | 151 / 468 | 32.3% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 56 | 57.1% | 70.5% | 17 / 34 | 50.0% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 55 / 79 | 69.6% | 69.3% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 175 / 641 | 27.3% | 37.1% | 117 / 407 | 28.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 50 / 81 | 61.7% | 68.0% | 32 / 64 | 50.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 80.3% | 21 / 36 | 58.3% | 81.8% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Marcello L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 318 / 832 | 38.2% | 39.3% | 164 / 415 | 39.5% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 70.3% | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 69.4% | 16 / 36 | 44.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 237 / 699 | 33.9% | 35.9% | 168 / 437 | 38.4% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 61 / 117 | 52.1% | 68.0% | 29 / 37 | 78.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 70 / 87 | 80.5% | 81.5% | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 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.