Daniel Pineda vs. Robert Whiteford
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Daniel Pineda
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 12 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 8 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 47 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Robert Whiteford
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Daniel Pineda
Distance 73.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 22.3% (norm 6.5%)
Robert Whiteford
Distance 85.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Daniel Pineda
Head 78.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 7.8%)
Robert Whiteford
Head 75.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pineda L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Whiteford L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 213 / 535 | 39.8% | 40.9% | 103 / 238 | 43.3% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 31 | 74.2% | 70.8% | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 125 / 162 | 77.2% | 69.2% | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 242 / 571 | 42.4% | 37.2% | 79 / 208 | 38.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 54 / 79 | 68.4% | 68.2% | 31 / 45 | 68.9% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 65 / 78 | 83.3% | 80.7% | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Pineda L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Whiteford L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 307 / 605 | 50.7% | 39.2% | 68 / 234 | 29.1% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 51 / 69 | 73.9% | 70.3% | 5 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 54 / 86 | 62.8% | 69.4% | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 267 / 577 | 46.3% | 35.9% | 77 / 251 | 30.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 104 / 132 | 78.8% | 67.9% | 15 / 26 | 57.7% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 41 / 51 | 80.4% | 81.5% | 18 / 20 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pineda has more cage time on record.