Charles Oliveira vs. Efrain Escudero

UFC 25-11-0 (1 NC) vs. 5-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
25-11-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
5-7-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36
AgeΔ 4 yrs
40
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
74"
ReachΔ 3"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5.1
Layoff (months)Δ 118.4 mo
123.5
WWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Charles Oliveira is a submission threat — 2.59 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Efrain Escudero carries real power — 0.50 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Charles Oliveira owns the mat — in control 35% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Charles Oliveira

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2511
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 25 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 19-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.4 wins over .500

Efrain Escudero

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 248

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 49 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

9543.23/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
4352.92/min · norm 3.42
9003.05/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3432.30/min · norm 3.37
55.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
44.8%norm 43.5%
49.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
63.0%norm 56.3%
80.41/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
50.50/15 · norm 0.25

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

Charles Oliveira

Distance 69.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 16.6% (norm 8.0%)

Efrain Escudero

Distance 74.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Charles Oliveira

Head 68.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 7.9%)

Efrain Escudero

Head 76.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Oliveira L/AAccLightweight med Escudero L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 560 / 1199 46.7% 37.9% 273 / 725 37.7% 37.9%
In the clinch 173 / 231 74.9% 67.3% 93 / 146 63.7% 67.3%
On the ground 221 / 285 77.5% 69.1% 69 / 99 69.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 565 / 1182 47.8% 35.0% 263 / 738 35.6% 35.0%
To the body 246 / 357 68.9% 69.1% 68 / 98 69.4% 69.1%
To the legs 143 / 176 81.2% 81.9% 104 / 134 77.6% 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 Oliveira L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Escudero L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 615 / 1341 45.9% 38.9% 233 / 775 30.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 72 / 105 68.6% 68.6% 55 / 75 73.3% 68.6%
On the ground 213 / 317 67.2% 68.0% 55 / 78 70.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 658 / 1421 46.3% 35.1% 183 / 699 26.2% 35.1%
To the body 168 / 240 70.0% 68.1% 96 / 146 65.8% 68.1%
To the legs 74 / 102 72.5% 81.5% 64 / 83 77.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4539.8% acc · 2.29/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1340.6% acc · 1.31/15 · norm 1.38
2854.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
3066.7% def · norm 64.0%
102:0334.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
33:2922.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
83:194:14 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
41:494:12 per 15 · norm 2:46
512.59/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
80.81/15 · norm 0.49

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