Fredy Serrano vs. Yao Zhikui

UFC 2-2-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
46
AgeΔ 11 yrs
35
5'3"
HeightΔ 2"
5'5"
65"
ReachΔ 1"
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
115.7
Layoff (months)Δ 0.7 mo
116.4
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Fredy Serrano hunts takedowns — 2.84 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Fredy Serrano carries real power — 0.35 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Yao Zhikui is wasteful with strikes at range — only 17% land, vs a 40% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Fredy Serrano

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 22
Tier 3 — regional circuit 20

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 6 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Yao Zhikui

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 3 — regional circuit 22

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.18 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 8 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

671.58/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
661.44/min · norm 3.49
801.89/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
1292.82/min · norm 3.24
26.8%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
21.6%norm 44.6%
61.9%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
48.8%norm 56.4%
10.35/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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

Fredy Serrano

Distance 90.8% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 7.3%)

Yao Zhikui

Distance 85.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 7.3%)

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

Fredy Serrano

Head 80.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 9.3%)

Yao Zhikui

Head 90.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 3.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Serrano L/AAccFlyweight med Zhikui L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 57 / 227 25.1% 40.0% 45 / 260 17.3% 40.0%
In the clinch 8 / 21 too few to rate 70.4% 8 / 18 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 2 / 2 too few to rate 69.7% 13 / 27 48.1% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 36 / 201 17.9% 37.6% 49 / 276 17.8% 37.6%
To the body 20 / 33 60.6% 68.5% 6 / 12 too few to rate 68.5%
To the legs 11 / 16 too few to rate 80.0% 11 / 17 too few to rate 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Serrano L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Zhikui L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 55 / 165 33.3% 40.1% 87 / 200 43.5% 40.1%
In the clinch 23 / 38 60.5% 68.8% 29 / 34 85.3% 68.8%
On the ground 2 / 7 too few to rate 71.1% 13 / 18 too few to rate 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 38 / 151 25.2% 35.2% 84 / 192 43.8% 35.2%
To the body 24 / 33 72.7% 68.2% 12 / 23 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 18 / 26 69.2% 80.3% 33 / 37 89.2% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
825.0% acc · 2.84/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
216.7% acc · 0.66/15 · norm 1.30
1184.6% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
758.3% def · norm 62.5%
5:5113.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
6:3314.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
4:061:27 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
10:223:24 per 15 · norm 2:44
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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