Yosdenis Cedeno vs.
Cody Pfister
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.
Yosdenis Cedeno
Full career not yet synced for Yosdenis Cedeno — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Cody Pfister
Full career not yet synced for Cody Pfister — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 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)
Yosdenis Cedeno
Distance 88.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.0%)
Cody Pfister
Distance 83.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yosdenis Cedeno
Head 74.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 7.9%)
Cody Pfister
Head 93.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.4% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cedeno L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Pfister L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 63 / 242 | 26.0% | 37.9% | 35 / 193 | 18.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 33 / 203 | 16.3% | 35.0% | 52 / 216 | 24.1% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 13 / 30 | 43.3% | 69.1% | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 36 / 41 | 87.8% | 81.9% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 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 Cedeno L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Pfister L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 67 / 228 | 29.4% | 38.9% | 62 / 157 | 39.5% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 25 / 36 | 69.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 32 / 54 | 59.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 45 / 196 | 23.0% | 35.1% | 71 / 185 | 38.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 81.5% | 25 / 26 | 96.2% | 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 — Cedeno has more cage time on record.