Tom DeBlass vs. Cyrille Diabate
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tom DeBlass
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.24 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 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)
Tom DeBlass
Distance 92.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
Cyrille Diabate
Distance 74.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 16.3% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tom DeBlass
Head 81.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)
Cyrille Diabate
Head 67.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 21.2% (norm 11.7%) · 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 | DeBlass L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Diabate L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 36 / 117 | 30.8% | 40.5% | 177 / 260 | 68.1% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 53 / 57 | 93.0% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 27 / 103 | 26.2% | 38.9% | 156 / 237 | 65.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 65 / 74 | 87.8% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 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 (Middleweight: 174 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 DeBlass L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Diabate L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 57 / 135 | 42.2% | 39.5% | 49 / 184 | 26.6% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 34 | 94.1% | 70.9% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 44 / 45 | 97.8% | 69.0% | 31 / 51 | 60.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 66 / 135 | 48.9% | 37.9% | 60 / 203 | 29.6% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 71.3% | 17 / 32 | 53.1% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 34 / 38 | 89.5% | 82.1% | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Diabate has more cage time on record.