Sam Sicilia vs.
Maximo Blanco
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.
Sam Sicilia
Full career not yet synced for Sam Sicilia — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Maximo Blanco
Full career not yet synced for Maximo Blanco — 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 +0.4 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)
Sam Sicilia
Distance 82.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 6.5%)
Maximo Blanco
Distance 86.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sam Sicilia
Head 84.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 7.8%)
Maximo Blanco
Head 82.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.8%)
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 | Blanco L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 168 / 626 | 26.8% | 40.9% | 276 / 639 | 43.2% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 56 | 57.1% | 70.8% | 51 / 92 | 55.4% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 55 / 79 | 69.6% | 69.2% | 4 / 11 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 175 / 641 | 27.3% | 37.2% | 248 / 611 | 40.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 50 / 81 | 61.7% | 68.2% | 44 / 80 | 55.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 80.7% | 39 / 51 | 76.5% | 80.7% |
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: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Blanco L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 318 / 832 | 38.2% | 39.2% | 193 / 613 | 31.5% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 70.3% | 58 / 109 | 53.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 69.4% | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 237 / 699 | 33.9% | 35.9% | 178 / 603 | 29.5% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 61 / 117 | 52.1% | 67.9% | 51 / 85 | 60.0% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 70 / 87 | 80.5% | 81.5% | 32 / 52 | 61.5% | 81.5% |
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 — Sicilia has more cage time on record.