Cyrille Diabate vs. Chad Griggs
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cyrille Diabate
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Chad Griggs
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cyrille Diabate
Distance 74.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 16.3% (norm 10.4%)
Chad Griggs
Distance 83.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cyrille Diabate
Head 67.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 21.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 9.7%)
Chad Griggs
Head 66.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 16.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Diabate L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Griggs L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 177 / 260 | 68.1% | 41.4% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 70.9% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 53 / 57 | 93.0% | 72.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 156 / 237 | 65.8% | 38.9% | 0 / 4 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| To the body | 65 / 74 | 87.8% | 71.9% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 81.8% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Diabate L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Griggs L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 184 | 26.6% | 40.4% | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 68.7% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 31 / 51 | 60.8% | 70.4% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 60 / 203 | 29.6% | 37.5% | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 37.5% |
| To the body | 17 / 32 | 53.1% | 72.3% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 83.0% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Diabate has more cage time on record.