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Tony Fryklund vs.
Rodrigo Ruas

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-2-0 Tony Fryklund · UFC
0-1-0 Rodrigo Ruas · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

2-2-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
55.4
AgeΔ 6.6 yrs
48.8
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
261.4
Layoff (months)Δ 28.1 mo
289.5
LWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
L
The read

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.

Tony Fryklund is a submission threat — 2.42 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Tony Fryklund carries real power — 1.21 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Rodrigo Ruas absorbs 7.00 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.20 Middleweight norm — hittable.
Level of competition

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.

Tony Fryklund

Full career not yet synced for Tony Fryklund — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Rodrigo Ruas

Full career not yet synced for Rodrigo Ruas — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

695.56/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
111.28/min · norm 3.25
221.77/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
607.00/min · norm 3.20
59.0%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
35.5%norm 47.4%
57.7%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
41.2%norm 53.8%
11.21/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Tony Fryklund

Distance 17.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 73.5% (norm 10.3%)

Rodrigo Ruas

Distance 77.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 22.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Tony Fryklund

Head 87.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)

Rodrigo Ruas

Head 80.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 0.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 19.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Fryklund L/AAccMiddleweight med Ruas L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 7 / 20 too few to rate 40.5% 9 / 24 too few to rate 40.5%
In the clinch 8 / 11 too few to rate 70.3% 2 / 7 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 54 / 86 62.8% 69.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 57 / 102 55.9% 38.9% 5 / 25 20.0% 38.9%
To the body 8 / 8 too few to rate 71.7% 0 / 0 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 4 / 7 too few to rate 83.3% 6 / 6 too few to rate 83.3%

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 · Middleweight: 174 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 Fryklund L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Ruas L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 9 / 28 32.1% 39.5% 6 / 17 too few to rate 39.5%
In the clinch 8 / 16 too few to rate 70.9% 5 / 7 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 5 / 8 too few to rate 69.0% 49 / 78 62.8% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 13 / 42 31.0% 37.9% 52 / 93 55.9% 37.9%
To the body 2 / 2 too few to rate 71.3% 6 / 6 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 7 / 8 too few to rate 82.1% 2 / 3 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

150.0% acc · 1.21/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
266.7% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 63.1%
6:5868.5% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
0:040.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
1:041:17 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
6:5612:08 per 15 · norm 3:00
22.42/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Fryklund has more cage time on record.

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