Junior Dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Junior Dos Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.9 wins over .500
Gilbert Yvel
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 35 | 13 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.56 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 37 finish wins over 55 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Junior Dos Santos
Distance 87.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 9.3%)
Gilbert Yvel
Distance 35.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 19.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 44.4% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Junior Dos Santos
Head 73.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 24.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 7.6%)
Gilbert Yvel
Head 90.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Santos L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Yvel L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 942 / 2032 | 46.4% | 40.1% | 8 / 29 | 27.6% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 94 / 162 | 58.0% | 70.6% | 5 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 73 / 119 | 61.3% | 70.2% | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 682 / 1693 | 40.3% | 38.9% | 33 / 73 | 45.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 378 / 560 | 67.5% | 76.8% | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 87.8% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Yvel L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 583 / 1530 | 38.1% | 40.7% | 13 / 35 | 37.1% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 159 / 236 | 67.4% | 70.6% | 6 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 81 / 114 | 71.1% | 72.0% | 57 / 90 | 63.3% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 552 / 1544 | 35.8% | 38.8% | 59 / 113 | 52.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 105 / 141 | 74.5% | 75.1% | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 166 / 195 | 85.1% | 84.4% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Santos has more cage time on record.