Tony DeSouza vs. Paul Rodriguez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tony DeSouza
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Paul Rodriguez
Full career not yet synced for Paul Rodriguez — 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 +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tony DeSouza
Distance 30.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 12.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 57.0% (norm 8.1%)
Paul Rodriguez
Distance 100.0% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tony DeSouza
Head 91.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 7.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 8.0%)
Paul Rodriguez
Head 0.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 100.0% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | DeSouza L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Rodriguez L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 2 / 26 | 7.7% | 38.5% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 34 / 49 | 69.4% | 67.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 39 / 79 | 49.4% | 36.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 36.4% |
| To the body | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 DeSouza L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Rodriguez L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 20 / 45 | 44.4% | 39.1% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 39 / 57 | 68.4% | 68.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 51 / 95 | 53.7% | 35.6% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 35.6% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — DeSouza has more cage time on record.