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Samy Schiavo vs.
Per Eklund

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

0-2-0 Samy Schiavo · UFC
1-2-0 Per Eklund · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
50
Age
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
213.6
Layoff (months)Δ 4.2 mo
209.4
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWL
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.

Per Eklund is a submission threat — 3.62 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Samy Schiavo is a submission threat — 0.94 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Samy Schiavo owns the mat — in control 33% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight 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.

Samy Schiavo

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Per Eklund

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

271.68/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
602.07/min · norm 3.42
422.62/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
692.38/min · norm 3.37
34.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
61.2%norm 43.5%
38.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
67.1%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Samy Schiavo

Distance 67.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 20.5% (norm 8.0%)

Per Eklund

Distance 52.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 34.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Samy Schiavo

Head 87.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 5.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.9%)

Per Eklund

Head 58.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 32.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Schiavo L/AAccLightweight med Eklund L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 14 / 53 26.4% 37.9% 25 / 51 49.0% 37.9%
In the clinch 6 / 9 too few to rate 67.3% 25 / 34 73.5% 67.3%
On the ground 7 / 16 too few to rate 69.1% 10 / 13 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 20 / 68 29.4% 35.0% 24 / 57 42.1% 35.0%
To the body 1 / 4 too few to rate 69.1% 28 / 32 87.5% 69.1%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 81.9% 8 / 9 too few to rate 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Schiavo L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Eklund L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 5 / 17 too few to rate 38.9% 24 / 138 17.4% 38.9%
In the clinch 19 / 24 too few to rate 68.6% 15 / 20 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 18 / 27 66.7% 68.0% 30 / 52 57.7% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 24 / 46 52.2% 35.1% 39 / 172 22.7% 35.1%
To the body 15 / 19 too few to rate 68.1% 8 / 12 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 3 / 3 too few to rate 81.5% 22 / 26 84.6% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

150.0% acc · 0.94/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
411.1% acc · 2.07/15 · norm 1.38
466.7% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 64.0%
5:1933.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
7:3726.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
5:585:34 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
11:245:53 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.94/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
73.62/15 · norm 0.49

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

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