Serhiy Sidey vs.
Ramon Taveras
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.
Serhiy Sidey
Full career not yet synced for Serhiy Sidey — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Ramon Taveras
Full career not yet synced for Ramon Taveras — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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)
Serhiy Sidey
Distance 93.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.2% (norm 6.5%)
Ramon Taveras
Distance 96.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Serhiy Sidey
Head 76.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)
Ramon Taveras
Head 90.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sidey L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Taveras L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 182 / 471 | 38.6% | 39.0% | 165 / 402 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 30 | 63.3% | 68.7% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 121 / 385 | 31.4% | 34.9% | 147 / 378 | 38.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 57 / 89 | 64.0% | 66.8% | 19 / 30 | 63.3% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 79.4% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Sidey L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Taveras L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 178 / 401 | 44.4% | 39.3% | 278 / 603 | 46.1% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 148 / 372 | 39.8% | 34.9% | 130 / 407 | 31.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 32 / 40 | 80.0% | 66.0% | 78 / 124 | 62.9% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 11 / 11 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 83 / 94 | 88.3% | 79.1% |
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 — Sidey has more cage time on record.