Abel Trujillo vs. Gleison Tibau

UFC 6-4-0 (1 NC) vs. 16-12-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-4-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
16-12-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42
AgeΔ 0 yrs
42
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
103.7
Layoff (months)Δ 5.5 mo
98.2
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Gleison Tibau hunts takedowns — 4.08 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Abel Trujillo carries real power — 0.44 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Gleison Tibau owns the mat — in control 34% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Abel Trujillo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 64
Tier 3 — regional circuit 94

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Gleison Tibau

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1815
Tier 3 — regional circuit 224

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 59 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2732.65/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
6011.95/min · norm 3.42
2382.31/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
7752.51/min · norm 3.37
41.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
31.8%norm 43.5%
59.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
63.5%norm 56.3%
30.44/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.10/15 · norm 0.25

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

Abel Trujillo

Distance 73.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 14.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.4% (norm 8.0%)

Gleison Tibau

Distance 81.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Abel Trujillo

Head 85.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 7.9%)

Gleison Tibau

Head 89.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Trujillo L/AAccLightweight med Tibau L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 145 / 483 30.0% 37.9% 383 / 1543 24.8% 37.9%
In the clinch 63 / 97 64.9% 67.3% 99 / 151 65.6% 67.3%
On the ground 65 / 82 79.3% 69.1% 119 / 195 61.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 195 / 568 34.3% 35.0% 467 / 1698 27.5% 35.0%
To the body 59 / 75 78.7% 69.1% 91 / 143 63.6% 69.1%
To the legs 19 / 19 too few to rate 81.9% 43 / 48 89.6% 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 Trujillo L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Tibau L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 176 / 487 36.1% 38.9% 546 / 1755 31.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 35 / 64 54.7% 68.6% 156 / 239 65.3% 68.6%
On the ground 27 / 39 69.2% 68.0% 73 / 128 57.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 458 33.4% 35.1% 441 / 1615 27.3% 35.1%
To the body 41 / 65 63.1% 68.1% 209 / 327 63.9% 68.1%
To the legs 44 / 67 65.7% 81.5% 125 / 180 69.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1545.5% acc · 2.18/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
8453.5% acc · 4.08/15 · norm 1.38
2340.4% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
7092.1% def · norm 64.0%
18:5518.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
103:4233.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
29:544:20 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
35:501:44 per 15 · norm 2:46
30.44/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
170.83/15 · norm 0.49

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