Yan Cabral vs.
Johnny Case
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.
Yan Cabral
Full career not yet synced for Yan Cabral — 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 -0.2 wins over .500
Johnny Case
Full career not yet synced for Johnny Case — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 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)
Yan Cabral
Distance 67.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 21.5% (norm 8.0%)
Johnny Case
Distance 85.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yan Cabral
Head 86.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 7.9%)
Johnny Case
Head 76.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cabral L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Case L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 166 | 34.9% | 37.9% | 233 / 686 | 34.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 27 | 70.4% | 67.3% | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 69.1% | 61 / 88 | 69.3% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 88 / 213 | 41.3% | 35.0% | 187 / 618 | 30.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 69 / 112 | 61.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 57 / 76 | 75.0% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Cabral L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Case L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 84 / 275 | 30.5% | 38.9% | 191 / 514 | 37.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 36 | 69.4% | 68.6% | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 30 / 47 | 63.8% | 68.0% | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 88 / 283 | 31.1% | 35.1% | 131 / 437 | 30.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 68.1% | 24 / 46 | 52.2% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 81.5% | 56 / 64 | 87.5% | 81.5% |
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 — Case has more cage time on record.