Caio Magalhaes vs. Karlos Vemola

UFC 4-3-0 vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-3-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38
AgeΔ 3 yrs
41
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
73"
ReachΔ 2"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
118.9
Layoff (months)Δ 39.1 mo
158
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Karlos Vemola is a submission threat — 1.66 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Caio Magalhaes is a submission threat — 1.58 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Caio Magalhaes carries real power — 0.53 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Caio Magalhaes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 63

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.58 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Karlos Vemola

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 24
Tier 3 — regional circuit 365

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 47 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1292.27/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
911.67/min · norm 3.25
1582.78/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1162.13/min · norm 3.20
40.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
44.2%norm 47.4%
56.4%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
38.0%norm 53.8%
20.53/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Caio Magalhaes

Distance 77.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 10.3%)

Karlos Vemola

Distance 47.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 41.7% (norm 10.3%)

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

Caio Magalhaes

Head 67.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 16.8% (norm 8.4%)

Karlos Vemola

Head 84.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Magalhaes L/AAccMiddleweight med Vemola L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 77 / 248 31.0% 40.5% 27 / 97 27.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 28 / 39 71.8% 70.3% 15 / 23 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 24 / 34 70.6% 69.1% 49 / 86 57.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 72 / 217 33.2% 38.9% 66 / 174 37.9% 38.9%
To the body 30 / 50 60.0% 71.7% 15 / 19 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 27 / 54 50.0% 83.3% 10 / 13 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Magalhaes L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Vemola L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 90 / 266 33.8% 39.5% 24 / 67 35.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 37 / 46 80.4% 70.9% 61 / 72 84.7% 70.9%
On the ground 31 / 50 62.0% 69.0% 31 / 48 64.6% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 91 / 269 33.8% 37.9% 51 / 113 45.1% 37.9%
To the body 32 / 49 65.3% 71.3% 32 / 37 86.5% 71.3%
To the legs 35 / 44 79.5% 82.1% 33 / 37 89.2% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
415.4% acc · 1.05/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
725.9% acc · 1.93/15 · norm 1.42
758.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
531.3% def · norm 63.1%
14:5226.1% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
12:1122.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
10:592:53 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
31:328:42 per 15 · norm 3:00
61.58/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
61.66/15 · norm 0.47

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