Yaotzin Meza vs.
Sam Sicilia
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.
Yaotzin Meza
Full career not yet synced for Yaotzin Meza — 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 +0.3 wins over .500
Sam Sicilia
Full career not yet synced for Sam Sicilia — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 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)
Yaotzin Meza
Distance 90.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)
Sam Sicilia
Distance 82.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yaotzin Meza
Head 68.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.4% (norm 7.8%)
Sam Sicilia
Head 84.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Meza L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Sicilia L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 100 / 266 | 37.6% | 40.9% | 168 / 626 | 26.8% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 32 / 56 | 57.1% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 55 / 79 | 69.6% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 55 / 201 | 27.4% | 37.2% | 175 / 641 | 27.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 68.2% | 50 / 81 | 61.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 42 / 54 | 77.8% | 80.7% | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Meza L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Sicilia L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 97 / 332 | 29.2% | 39.2% | 318 / 832 | 38.2% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 29 / 34 | 85.3% | 69.4% | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 80 / 300 | 26.7% | 35.9% | 237 / 699 | 33.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 23 / 46 | 50.0% | 67.9% | 61 / 117 | 52.1% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 34 / 40 | 85.0% | 81.5% | 70 / 87 | 80.5% | 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 — Sicilia has more cage time on record.