Vladimir Matyushenko vs.
Pedro Rizzo
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.
Vladimir Matyushenko
Full career not yet synced for Vladimir Matyushenko — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Pedro Rizzo
Full career not yet synced for Pedro Rizzo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 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)
Vladimir Matyushenko
Distance 66.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 24.3% (norm 10.4%)
Pedro Rizzo
Distance 83.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Vladimir Matyushenko
Head 85.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 9.7%)
Pedro Rizzo
Head 77.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 2.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Matyushenko L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Rizzo L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 95 / 277 | 34.3% | 41.4% | 210 / 646 | 32.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 41 | 68.3% | 70.9% | 37 / 57 | 64.9% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 72.3% | 39 / 72 | 54.2% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 143 / 359 | 39.8% | 38.9% | 145 / 599 | 24.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 16 / 16 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 32 / 37 | 86.5% | 81.8% | 125 / 160 | 78.1% | 87.8% |
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 · 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 Matyushenko L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Rizzo L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 67 / 248 | 27.0% | 40.4% | 230 / 584 | 39.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 64 | 89.1% | 68.7% | 57 / 98 | 58.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 70.4% | 78 / 115 | 67.8% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 267 | 28.5% | 37.5% | 237 / 617 | 38.4% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 72.3% | 28 / 41 | 68.3% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 57 / 61 | 93.4% | 83.0% | 100 / 139 | 71.9% | 84.4% |
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 — Rizzo has more cage time on record.