Wagner Prado vs. Phil Davis
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Wagner Prado
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.44 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Phil Davis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 20 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.5 · 20 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Wagner Prado
Distance 92.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 10.4%)
Phil Davis
Distance 73.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 19.8% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Wagner Prado
Head 67.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 31.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 9.7%)
Phil Davis
Head 75.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Prado L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Davis L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 28 / 74 | 37.8% | 41.4% | 241 / 1039 | 23.2% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 62 / 89 | 69.7% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 182 / 278 | 65.5% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 16 / 54 | 29.6% | 38.9% | 272 / 1055 | 25.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 71.9% | 149 / 253 | 58.9% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 64 / 98 | 65.3% | 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 Prado L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Davis L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 29 / 78 | 37.2% | 40.4% | 182 / 730 | 24.9% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 24 / 54 | 44.4% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 70.4% | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 29 / 78 | 37.2% | 37.5% | 150 / 678 | 22.1% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 72.3% | 37 / 74 | 50.0% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 37 / 58 | 63.8% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Davis has more cage time on record.