Eddie Sanchez vs. Mario Neto

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
43
Age
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
211.9
Layoff (months)Δ 26.6 mo
238.5
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Eddie Sanchez carries real power — 1.13 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Mario Neto hunts takedowns — 2.84 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Mario Neto owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Eddie Sanchez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 54
Tier 3 — regional circuit 104

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Mario Neto

Full career not yet synced for Mario Neto — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1833.45/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
101.89/min · norm 3.36
1753.30/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
101.89/min · norm 3.19
43.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
50.0%norm 47.8%
43.4%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
70.6%norm 52.5%
41.13/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Eddie Sanchez

Distance 59.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 27.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 13.2% (norm 9.3%)

Mario Neto

Distance 65.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 25.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 10.0% (norm 9.3%)

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

Eddie Sanchez

Head 89.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 7.6%)

Mario Neto

Head 65.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 35.0% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Sanchez L/AAccHeavyweight med Neto L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 71 / 251 28.3% 40.1% 5 / 13 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 78 / 116 67.2% 70.6% 4 / 5 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 34 / 56 60.7% 70.2% 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 149 / 379 39.3% 38.9% 4 / 13 too few to rate 38.9%
To the body 25 / 31 80.6% 76.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 9 / 13 too few to rate 87.8% 6 / 7 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · 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 Sanchez L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Neto L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 70 / 156 44.9% 40.7% 3 / 25 12.0% 40.7%
In the clinch 77 / 107 72.0% 70.6% 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 28 / 46 60.9% 72.0% 6 / 8 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 113 / 226 50.0% 38.8% 8 / 32 25.0% 38.8%
To the body 33 / 42 78.6% 75.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 29 / 41 70.7% 84.4% 2 / 2 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
426.7% acc · 1.13/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 2.84/15 · norm 0.95
342.9% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 64.3%
13:5026.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
1:5837.2% of cage time · norm 17.2%
18:155:09 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
1:012:53 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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