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Yizha vs. Gabriel Santos

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 2-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
2-2-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
29
AgeΔ 0 yrs
29
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
8.6
Layoff (months)Δ 11.7 mo
20.3
LWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Yizha carries real power — 0.99 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Gabriel Santos hunts takedowns — 3.80 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.
Gabriel Santos is a submission threat — 1.17 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Yizha

Full career not yet synced for Yizha — 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 -1.0 wins over .500

Gabriel Santos

Full career not yet synced for Gabriel Santos — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1463.20/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
2234.35/min · norm 3.52
1493.27/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2214.31/min · norm 3.50
50.0%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
60.6%norm 44.7%
46.4%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
45.4%norm 54.8%
30.99/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.29/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Yizha

Distance 88.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 6.5%)

Gabriel Santos

Distance 82.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Yizha

Head 77.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 7.9%)

Gabriel Santos

Head 65.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Yizha L/AAccFeatherweight med Santos L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 120 / 257 46.7% 40.5% 167 / 305 54.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 14 / 17 too few to rate 70.5% 23 / 24 too few to rate 70.5%
On the ground 12 / 18 too few to rate 69.3% 33 / 39 84.6% 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 97 / 227 42.7% 37.1% 125 / 242 51.7% 37.1%
To the body 31 / 46 67.4% 68.0% 56 / 75 74.7% 68.0%
To the legs 18 / 19 too few to rate 80.3% 42 / 51 82.4% 80.3%

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: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Yizha L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Santos L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 109 / 227 48.0% 39.3% 172 / 342 50.3% 39.3%
In the clinch 19 / 24 too few to rate 70.3% 20 / 23 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 21 / 27 77.8% 69.4% 29 / 40 72.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 85 / 208 40.9% 35.9% 154 / 318 48.4% 35.9%
To the body 43 / 47 91.5% 68.0% 43 / 62 69.4% 68.0%
To the legs 21 / 23 too few to rate 81.5% 24 / 25 96.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
828.6% acc · 2.63/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
1354.2% acc · 3.80/15 · norm 1.17
777.8% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
787.5% def · norm 61.5%
9:4421.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
18:2535.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
10:223:24 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
7:352:12 per 15 · norm 3:11
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
41.17/15 · norm 0.45

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