Diego Brandao vs. Jimy Hettes

UFC 6-4-0 vs. 3-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-4-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
39
AgeΔ 0 yrs
39
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
64"
ReachΔ 7"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
127.2
Layoff (months)Δ 8.5 mo
135.7
LWWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jimy Hettes hunts takedowns — 5.20 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Jimy Hettes is a submission threat — 1.42 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Diego Brandao hunts takedowns — 3.21 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Diego Brandao

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2316

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.3 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 51 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Jimy Hettes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 33
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.18 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 14 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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2332.94/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
2203.47/min · norm 3.54
2683.38/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2223.50/min · norm 3.47
47.9%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
57.3%norm 45.0%
62.5%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
57.9%norm 54.85%
30.57/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Diego Brandao

Distance 76.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 16.7% (norm 6.5%)

Jimy Hettes

Distance 60.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 16.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 22.9% (norm 6.5%)

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

Diego Brandao

Head 77.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 7.8%)

Jimy Hettes

Head 86.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Brandao L/AAccFeatherweight med Hettes L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 162 / 371 43.7% 40.9% 109 / 232 47.0% 40.9%
In the clinch 26 / 34 76.5% 70.8% 43 / 64 67.2% 70.8%
On the ground 45 / 81 55.6% 69.2% 68 / 88 77.3% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 159 / 378 42.1% 37.2% 177 / 332 53.3% 37.2%
To the body 48 / 70 68.6% 68.2% 34 / 41 82.9% 68.2%
To the legs 26 / 38 68.4% 80.7% 9 / 11 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 Brandao L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Hettes L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 160 / 533 30.0% 39.2% 153 / 393 38.9% 39.2%
In the clinch 34 / 51 66.7% 70.3% 41 / 70 58.6% 70.3%
On the ground 74 / 130 56.9% 69.4% 28 / 64 43.8% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 185 / 604 30.6% 35.9% 121 / 367 33.0% 35.9%
To the body 61 / 85 71.8% 67.9% 70 / 126 55.6% 67.9%
To the legs 22 / 25 88.0% 81.5% 31 / 34 91.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1768.0% acc · 3.21/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
2244.9% acc · 5.20/15 · norm 1.19
2180.8% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1361.9% def · norm 61.5%
19:4324.8% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
25:4440.6% of cage time · norm 16.7%
16:373:08 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
14:223:23 per 15 · norm 3:12
30.57/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
61.42/15 · norm 0.46

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