Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Zhang Mingyang
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Brendson Ribeiro
Full career not yet synced for Brendson Ribeiro — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Zhang Mingyang
Distance 71.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 19.4% (norm 10.6%)
Brendson Ribeiro
Distance 97.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Zhang Mingyang
Head 69.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 14.1% (norm 9.7%)
Brendson Ribeiro
Head 68.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Zhang L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Ribeiro L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 86 / 163 | 52.8% | 41.5% | 168 / 427 | 39.3% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 31 / 44 | 70.5% | 72.9% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 74 / 157 | 47.1% | 39.2% | 89 / 298 | 29.9% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 72.0% | 34 / 56 | 60.7% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 30 / 32 | 93.8% | 82.1% | 51 / 83 | 61.4% | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Zhang L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Ribeiro L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 71 / 134 | 53.0% | 40.6% | 167 / 382 | 43.7% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 36 / 40 | 90.0% | 70.4% | 51 / 80 | 63.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 88 / 155 | 56.8% | 37.7% | 113 / 314 | 36.0% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 56 / 89 | 62.9% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 15 / 15 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 54 / 66 | 81.8% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ribeiro has more cage time on record.