Steve Cantwell vs. Cyrille Diabate
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Steve Cantwell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Cyrille Diabate
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Steve Cantwell
Distance 93.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 10.6%)
Cyrille Diabate
Distance 74.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 16.3% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Steve Cantwell
Head 75.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 9.7%)
Cyrille Diabate
Head 67.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 21.2% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cantwell L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Diabate L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 210 / 734 | 28.6% | 41.5% | 177 / 260 | 68.1% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 42 | 69.0% | 70.8% | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 53 / 57 | 93.0% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 118 / 593 | 19.9% | 39.2% | 156 / 237 | 65.8% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 92 / 142 | 64.8% | 72.0% | 65 / 74 | 87.8% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 40 / 54 | 74.1% | 82.1% | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Cantwell L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Diabate L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 432 / 954 | 45.3% | 40.6% | 49 / 184 | 26.6% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 84 | 53.6% | 68.8% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 31 / 51 | 60.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 332 / 864 | 38.4% | 37.7% | 60 / 203 | 29.6% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 84 / 108 | 77.8% | 72.9% | 17 / 32 | 53.1% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 76 / 89 | 85.4% | 83.1% | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Diabate has more cage time on record.