Xiao Long vs. Cody Garbrandt
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Xiao Long
Full career not yet synced for Xiao Long — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Cody Garbrandt
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Xiao Long
Distance 80.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 18.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 1.3% (norm 6.4%)
Cody Garbrandt
Distance 91.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.8% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Xiao Long
Head 67.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 18.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.9% (norm 8.4%)
Cody Garbrandt
Head 84.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Long L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Garbrandt L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 199 / 501 | 39.7% | 39.2% | 436 / 1143 | 38.1% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 80 / 115 | 69.6% | 69.0% | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 26 / 47 | 55.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 157 / 418 | 37.6% | 35.3% | 363 / 1049 | 34.6% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 69 / 113 | 61.1% | 66.9% | 68 / 104 | 65.4% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 60 / 93 | 64.5% | 79.2% | 72 / 93 | 77.4% | 79.2% |
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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Long L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Garbrandt L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 147 / 331 | 44.4% | 39.4% | 575 / 1486 | 38.7% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 96 / 123 | 78.0% | 70.6% | 40 / 57 | 70.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.1% | 44 / 52 | 84.6% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 133 / 323 | 41.2% | 34.9% | 435 / 1231 | 35.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 100 / 120 | 83.3% | 66.1% | 98 / 178 | 55.1% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 78.8% | 126 / 186 | 67.7% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Garbrandt has more cage time on record.