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Xiao Long vs. Francesco Nuzzi

UFC 1-4-0 vs. 1-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-4-0
UFC record
1-0-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
28
AgeΔ 2 yrs
30
5'8"
Height
—
70"
Reach
—
Orthodox
Stance
—
1.7
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
1.7
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
W

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Francesco Nuzzi carries real power — 15.00 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
Francesco Nuzzi outworks the Bantamweight division — 11.00 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.52 norm.
Xiao Long outworks the Bantamweight division — 4.98 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.52 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Francesco Nuzzi

Full career not yet synced for Francesco Nuzzi — 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 -2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2864.98/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1111.00/min · norm 3.52
2454.26/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
44.00/min · norm 3.58
45.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
55.0%norm 43.5%
46.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
42.9%norm 56.6%
10.26/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
115.00/15 · norm 0.29

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%)

Francesco Nuzzi

Distance 65.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 20.0% (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%)

Francesco Nuzzi

Head 85.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (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/AAccBantamweight med Nuzzi L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 199 / 501 39.7% 39.2% 6 / 13 too few to rate 39.2%
In the clinch 80 / 115 69.6% 69.0% 3 / 3 too few to rate 69.0%
On the ground 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.2% 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 157 / 418 37.6% 35.3% 9 / 17 too few to rate 35.3%
To the body 69 / 113 61.1% 66.9% 2 / 3 too few to rate 66.9%
To the legs 60 / 93 64.5% 79.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 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/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Nuzzi L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 147 / 331 44.4% 39.4% 4 / 7 too few to rate 39.4%
In the clinch 96 / 123 78.0% 70.6% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 2 / 4 too few to rate 72.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 133 / 323 41.2% 34.9% 0 / 1 too few to rate 34.9%
To the body 100 / 120 83.3% 66.1% 2 / 2 too few to rate 66.1%
To the legs 12 / 15 too few to rate 78.8% 2 / 4 too few to rate 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
330.0% acc · 0.78/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
2288.0% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 65.7%
7:5213.7% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
0:023.3% of cage time · norm 17.8%
2:570:46 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
0:000:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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