Tito Ortiz vs.
Yuki Kondo
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.
Tito Ortiz
Full career not yet synced for Tito Ortiz — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 12-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Yuki Kondo
Full career not yet synced for Yuki Kondo — 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 +0.7 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)
Tito Ortiz
Distance 51.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 14.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 34.9% (norm 10.4%)
Yuki Kondo
Distance 37.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 50.8% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tito Ortiz
Head 85.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 9.7%)
Yuki Kondo
Head 78.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 21.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ortiz L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Kondo L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 235 / 767 | 30.6% | 41.4% | 12 / 23 | too few to rate | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 153 / 213 | 71.8% | 70.9% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 319 / 525 | 60.8% | 72.3% | 19 / 31 | 61.3% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 526 / 1282 | 41.0% | 38.9% | 29 / 48 | 60.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 90 / 111 | 81.1% | 71.9% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 91 / 112 | 81.2% | 81.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Ortiz L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Kondo L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 411 / 1245 | 33.0% | 40.4% | 2 / 8 | too few to rate | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 103 / 164 | 62.8% | 68.7% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 184 / 323 | 57.0% | 70.4% | 44 / 84 | 52.4% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 479 / 1431 | 33.5% | 37.5% | 42 / 86 | 48.8% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 114 / 154 | 74.0% | 72.3% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 105 / 147 | 71.4% | 83.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 — Ortiz has more cage time on record.