Chris Beal vs. Joe Soto
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chris Beal
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.26 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500
Joe Soto
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Beal
Distance 78.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 13.0% (norm 6.5%)
Joe Soto
Distance 94.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Beal
Head 92.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 6.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.0% (norm 8.4%)
Joe Soto
Head 88.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 4.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Beal L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Soto L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 146 / 495 | 29.5% | 39.0% | 211 / 536 | 39.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 52 | 57.7% | 68.7% | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 50 / 82 | 61.0% | 70.2% | 24 / 25 | 96.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 192 / 582 | 33.0% | 34.9% | 195 / 505 | 38.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 28 / 41 | 68.3% | 66.8% | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 26 / 42 | 61.9% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Beal L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Soto L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 163 / 479 | 34.0% | 39.3% | 338 / 1082 | 31.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 29 | 58.6% | 70.4% | 20 / 38 | 52.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 28 / 35 | 80.0% | 72.4% | 22 / 34 | 64.7% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 145 / 436 | 33.3% | 34.9% | 294 / 1037 | 28.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 24 / 41 | 58.5% | 66.0% | 56 / 80 | 70.0% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 39 / 66 | 59.1% | 79.1% | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Soto has more cage time on record.