Carlos Newton vs. Renato Verissimo

UFC 3-4-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-4-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
49
AgeΔ 4 yrs
53
5'9"
HeightΔ 4"
6'1"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
270.2
Layoff (months)Δ 8.7 mo
261.5
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Renato Verissimo is a submission threat — 2.82 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Carlos Newton is a submission threat — 1.89 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Carlos Newton hunts takedowns — 2.36 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Carlos Newton

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 3 — regional circuit 1310

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.14 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Renato Verissimo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 63

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.15 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

440.69/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
330.89/min · norm 3.17
1452.28/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
481.29/min · norm 3.06
40.0%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
47.1%norm 44.9%
41.5%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
47.3%norm 55.25%
20.47/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

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

Carlos Newton

Distance 75.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 16.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 8.1%)

Renato Verissimo

Distance 42.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 38.6% (norm 8.1%)

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

Carlos Newton

Head 78.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 8.4%)

Renato Verissimo

Head 88.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Newton L/AAccWelterweight med Verissimo L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 30 / 83 36.1% 38.6% 8 / 30 26.7% 38.6%
In the clinch 10 / 18 too few to rate 67.8% 7 / 13 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 4 / 9 too few to rate 67.2% 18 / 27 66.7% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 22 / 86 25.6% 37.2% 27 / 62 43.5% 37.2%
To the body 11 / 12 too few to rate 70.7% 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 11 / 12 too few to rate 82.9% 2 / 2 too few to rate 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Newton L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Verissimo L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 36 / 98 36.7% 39.0% 8 / 24 too few to rate 39.0%
In the clinch 18 / 25 72.0% 68.9% 14 / 23 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 91 / 125 72.8% 68.0% 26 / 44 59.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 116 / 218 53.2% 35.6% 33 / 70 47.1% 35.6%
To the body 20 / 21 too few to rate 69.6% 14 / 20 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 9 / 9 too few to rate 82.1% 1 / 1 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1058.8% acc · 2.36/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
325.0% acc · 1.21/15 · norm 1.27
317.6% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
650.0% def · norm 63.9%
11:4421.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
10:3428.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
30:347:13 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
22:038:53 per 15 · norm 3:15
81.89/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
72.82/15 · norm 0.45

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