Junior Assuncao vs. Eddie Yagin
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Junior Assuncao
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.63 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Eddie Yagin
Full career not yet synced for Eddie Yagin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Junior Assuncao
Distance 51.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 20.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 28.1% (norm 8.0%)
Eddie Yagin
Distance 91.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 0.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Junior Assuncao
Head 72.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 7.9%)
Eddie Yagin
Head 89.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 4.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Assuncao L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Yagin L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 61 / 118 | 51.7% | 37.9% | 82 / 284 | 28.9% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 46 | 65.2% | 67.3% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 52 / 64 | 81.2% | 69.1% | 11 / 25 | 44.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 96 / 166 | 57.8% | 35.0% | 78 / 278 | 28.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 29 / 36 | 80.6% | 69.1% | 3 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 81.9% | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Assuncao L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Yagin L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 54 / 109 | 49.5% | 38.9% | 127 / 244 | 52.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 41 | 73.2% | 68.6% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 44 / 54 | 81.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 51 / 107 | 47.7% | 35.1% | 136 / 247 | 55.1% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 68.1% | 23 / 32 | 71.9% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Assuncao has more cage time on record.