Joe Duffy vs. Reza Madadi

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-4-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
38
AgeΔ 10 yrs
48
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
72.7
Layoff (months)Δ 37.6 mo
110.3
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Reza Madadi hunts takedowns — 3.17 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Joe Duffy carries real power — 0.48 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Joe Duffy is a submission threat — 0.72 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Joe Duffy

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

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Reza Madadi

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 3 — regional circuit 112

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.91 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1682.68/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2262.51/min · norm 3.42
2373.78/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2983.31/min · norm 3.37
34.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
46.5%norm 43.5%
54.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
67.0%norm 56.3%
20.48/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Joe Duffy

Distance 92.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 8.0%)

Reza Madadi

Distance 76.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.6% (norm 8.0%)

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

Joe Duffy

Head 84.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 7.9%)

Reza Madadi

Head 89.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Duffy L/AAccLightweight med Madadi L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 143 / 451 31.7% 37.9% 143 / 372 38.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 13 / 20 too few to rate 67.3% 48 / 72 66.7% 67.3%
On the ground 12 / 18 too few to rate 69.1% 35 / 42 83.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 110 / 411 26.8% 35.0% 186 / 433 43.0% 35.0%
To the body 35 / 52 67.3% 69.1% 33 / 42 78.6% 69.1%
To the legs 23 / 26 88.5% 81.9% 7 / 11 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 Duffy L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Madadi L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 173 / 426 40.6% 38.9% 236 / 792 29.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 30 / 45 66.7% 68.6% 39 / 67 58.2% 68.6%
On the ground 34 / 51 66.7% 68.0% 23 / 43 53.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 137 / 387 35.4% 35.1% 201 / 758 26.5% 35.1%
To the body 50 / 71 70.4% 68.1% 73 / 113 64.6% 68.1%
To the legs 50 / 64 78.1% 81.5% 24 / 31 77.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
466.7% acc · 0.96/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1933.9% acc · 3.17/15 · norm 1.38
1664.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1789.5% def · norm 64.0%
5:589.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
22:4025.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
15:573:49 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
16:042:40 per 15 · norm 2:46
30.72/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
30.50/15 · norm 0.49

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