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Yves Edwards vs.
Rich Clementi

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

10-10-0 (1 NC) Yves Edwards · UFC
5-5-0 Rich Clementi · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

10-10-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
5-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
49.8
AgeΔ 0.5 yrs
50.3
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
140.4
Layoff (months)Δ 69.5 mo
209.9
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Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

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.

Yves Edwards carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Rich Clementi is a submission threat — 1.10 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Yves Edwards rarely shoots — 0.44 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Yves Edwards

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

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Rich Clementi

Full career not yet synced for Rich Clementi — 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 +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5612.75/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1711.56/min · norm 3.42
4842.37/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2562.34/min · norm 3.37
42.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
37.3%norm 43.5%
67.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
62.7%norm 56.3%
80.59/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Yves Edwards

Distance 78.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 8.0%)

Rich Clementi

Distance 81.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Yves Edwards

Head 74.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 7.9%)

Rich Clementi

Head 79.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Edwards L/AAccLightweight med Clementi L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 379 / 1029 36.8% 37.9% 117 / 375 31.2% 37.9%
In the clinch 94 / 136 69.1% 67.3% 31 / 52 59.6% 67.3%
On the ground 88 / 147 59.9% 69.1% 23 / 32 71.9% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 303 / 977 31.0% 35.0% 95 / 364 26.1% 35.0%
To the body 124 / 183 67.8% 69.1% 27 / 35 77.1% 69.1%
To the legs 134 / 152 88.2% 81.9% 49 / 60 81.7% 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 Edwards L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Clementi L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 326 / 1254 26.0% 38.9% 164 / 541 30.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 88 / 142 62.0% 68.6% 58 / 80 72.5% 68.6%
On the ground 70 / 109 64.2% 68.0% 34 / 66 51.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 265 / 1175 22.6% 35.1% 153 / 565 27.1% 35.1%
To the body 125 / 202 61.9% 68.1% 49 / 63 77.8% 68.1%
To the legs 94 / 128 73.4% 81.5% 54 / 59 91.5% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

640.0% acc · 0.44/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1442.4% acc · 1.92/15 · norm 1.38
6971.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
626.1% def · norm 64.0%
39:4419.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
24:5822.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
49:083:36 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
34:304:43 per 15 · norm 2:46
100.73/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
81.10/15 · norm 0.49

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

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