Gian Villante vs. Cody Donovan
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Gian Villante
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Cody Donovan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Gian Villante
Distance 93.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 10.4%)
Cody Donovan
Distance 64.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 29.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gian Villante
Head 79.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 9.7%)
Cody Donovan
Head 76.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 22.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 1.8% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Villante L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Donovan L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 819 / 1968 | 41.6% | 41.4% | 59 / 111 | 53.2% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 73 | 71.2% | 70.9% | 36 / 50 | 72.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 52 / 68 | 76.5% | 72.3% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 601 / 1686 | 35.6% | 38.9% | 64 / 130 | 49.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 134 / 205 | 65.4% | 71.9% | 34 / 38 | 89.5% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 188 / 218 | 86.2% | 81.8% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Villante L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Donovan L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1095 / 2365 | 46.3% | 40.4% | 54 / 116 | 46.6% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 100 | 65.0% | 68.7% | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 14 / 30 | 46.7% | 70.4% | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 824 / 2038 | 40.4% | 37.5% | 74 / 149 | 49.7% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 181 / 265 | 68.3% | 72.3% | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 169 / 192 | 88.0% | 83.0% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Villante has more cage time on record.