William Knight vs. Fabio Cherant
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
William Knight
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Fabio Cherant
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.3 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
William Knight
Distance 81.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 10.4%)
Fabio Cherant
Distance 100.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
William Knight
Head 63.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 22.2% (norm 9.7%)
Fabio Cherant
Head 64.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 30.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Knight L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Cherant L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 116 / 295 | 39.3% | 41.4% | 28 / 65 | 43.1% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 33 | 87.9% | 70.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 29 / 32 | 90.6% | 72.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 91 / 229 | 39.7% | 38.9% | 10 / 42 | 23.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 29 / 51 | 56.9% | 71.9% | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 54 / 80 | 67.5% | 81.8% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 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 Knight L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Cherant L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 245 / 407 | 60.2% | 40.4% | 80 / 135 | 59.3% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 70.4% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 109 / 231 | 47.2% | 37.5% | 33 / 82 | 40.2% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 59 / 85 | 69.4% | 72.3% | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 118 / 140 | 84.3% | 83.0% | 34 / 37 | 91.9% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Knight has more cage time on record.