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Sam Sicilia vs.
Rony Jason

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

5-7-0 Sam Sicilia · UFC
4-4-0 (1 NC) Rony Jason · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

5-7-0
UFC record
4-4-0 (1 NC)
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
40.5
AgeΔ 1.9 yrs
42.4
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
67"
ReachΔ 6"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
113.5
Layoff (months)Δ 0.7 mo
112.8
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLNCLW
The read

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.

Sam Sicilia is a submission threat — 0.87 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Rony Jason is a submission threat — 0.79 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Rony Jason rarely shoots — 0.59 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Level of competition

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

Rony Jason

Full career not yet synced for Rony Jason — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2552.46/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1552.04/min · norm 3.54
3683.55/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2393.14/min · norm 3.47
33.5%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
44.3%norm 45.0%
59.2%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
53.7%norm 54.85%
10.14/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.39/15 · norm 0.29

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%)

Rony Jason

Distance 86.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 9.1% (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%)

Rony Jason

Head 73.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 21.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.7% (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/AAccFeatherweight med Jason L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 168 / 626 26.8% 40.9% 113 / 301 37.5% 40.9%
In the clinch 32 / 56 57.1% 70.8% 13 / 17 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 55 / 79 69.6% 69.2% 29 / 32 90.6% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 175 / 641 27.3% 37.2% 94 / 256 36.7% 37.2%
To the body 50 / 81 61.7% 68.2% 46 / 74 62.2% 68.2%
To the legs 30 / 39 76.9% 80.7% 15 / 20 too few to rate 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/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Jason L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 318 / 832 38.2% 39.2% 146 / 396 36.9% 39.2%
In the clinch 25 / 41 61.0% 70.3% 14 / 19 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 25 / 30 83.3% 69.4% 79 / 101 78.2% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 699 33.9% 35.9% 153 / 392 39.0% 35.9%
To the body 61 / 117 52.1% 67.9% 35 / 66 53.0% 67.9%
To the legs 70 / 87 80.5% 81.5% 51 / 58 87.9% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1043.5% acc · 1.45/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
330.0% acc · 0.59/15 · norm 1.19
1470.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1136.7% def · norm 61.5%
24:2923.6% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
11:1714.8% of cage time · norm 16.7%
8:421:15 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
21:554:19 per 15 · norm 3:12
60.87/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
40.79/15 · norm 0.46

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

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