Joey Gambino vs. Steven Siler

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 5-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
5-4-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
37
AgeΔ 2 yrs
39
5'7"
HeightΔ 4"
5'11"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
165.8
Layoff (months)Δ 21.4 mo
144.4
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Steven Siler is a submission threat — 1.58 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Joey Gambino rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Joey Gambino is a submission threat — 0.84 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Joey Gambino

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Steven Siler

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 88
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2518

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.23 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 24 finish wins over 59 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

442.47/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
3053.21/min · norm 3.54
452.53/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2812.96/min · norm 3.47
35.5%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
41.6%norm 45.0%
51.6%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
54.5%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.16/15 · norm 0.29

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

Joey Gambino

Distance 91.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 6.5%)

Steven Siler

Distance 73.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 20.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 6.5%)

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

Joey Gambino

Head 80.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 7.8%)

Steven Siler

Head 82.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Gambino L/AAccFeatherweight med Siler L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 37 / 114 32.5% 40.9% 179 / 536 33.4% 40.9%
In the clinch 3 / 5 too few to rate 70.8% 99 / 150 66.0% 70.8%
On the ground 4 / 5 too few to rate 69.2% 27 / 48 56.2% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 24 / 100 24.0% 37.2% 194 / 606 32.0% 37.2%
To the body 10 / 13 too few to rate 68.2% 78 / 88 88.6% 68.2%
To the legs 10 / 11 too few to rate 80.7% 33 / 40 82.5% 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 Gambino L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Siler L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 61 36.1% 39.2% 149 / 435 34.3% 39.2%
In the clinch 9 / 11 too few to rate 70.3% 69 / 89 77.5% 70.3%
On the ground 14 / 21 too few to rate 69.4% 63 / 94 67.0% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 31 / 73 42.5% 35.9% 168 / 470 35.7% 35.9%
To the body 7 / 11 too few to rate 67.9% 52 / 76 68.4% 67.9%
To the legs 7 / 9 too few to rate 81.5% 61 / 72 84.7% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
321.4% acc · 0.47/15 · norm 1.19
342.9% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2755.1% def · norm 61.5%
1:035.9% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
14:2515.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
6:435:39 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
38:346:05 per 15 · norm 3:12
10.84/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
101.58/15 · norm 0.46

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