Daron Cruickshank vs. Mike Rio
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Daron Cruickshank
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Mike Rio
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.54 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 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)
Daron Cruickshank
Distance 84.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 8.0%)
Mike Rio
Distance 74.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 24.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Daron Cruickshank
Head 74.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 7.9%)
Mike Rio
Head 75.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cruickshank L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Rio L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 276 / 849 | 32.5% | 37.9% | 29 / 92 | 31.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 62 / 96 | 64.6% | 67.3% | 19 / 30 | 63.3% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 43 / 56 | 76.8% | 69.1% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 216 / 745 | 29.0% | 35.0% | 26 / 94 | 27.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 105 / 182 | 57.7% | 69.1% | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 81.9% | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 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 Cruickshank L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Rio L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 299 / 769 | 38.9% | 38.9% | 51 / 132 | 38.6% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 77 | 49.4% | 68.6% | 30 / 47 | 63.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 58 / 81 | 71.6% | 68.0% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 218 / 682 | 32.0% | 35.1% | 57 / 149 | 38.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 82 / 126 | 65.1% | 68.1% | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 95 / 119 | 79.8% | 81.5% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cruickshank has more cage time on record.