Luiz Cane vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Luiz Cane
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Full career not yet synced for Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou — 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 +0.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Luiz Cane
Distance 84.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 11.0% (norm 10.4%)
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Distance 90.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Luiz Cane
Head 89.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 9.7%)
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Head 73.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 15.8% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cane L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Sokoudjou L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 203 / 522 | 38.9% | 41.4% | 51 / 138 | 37.0% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 31 | 48.4% | 70.9% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 40 / 68 | 58.8% | 72.3% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 203 / 555 | 36.6% | 38.9% | 27 / 112 | 24.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 32 / 43 | 74.4% | 71.9% | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 23 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 19 / 24 | 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 Cane L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Sokoudjou L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 245 / 655 | 37.4% | 40.4% | 44 / 100 | 44.0% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 22 / 43 | 51.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 181 / 574 | 31.5% | 37.5% | 50 / 126 | 39.7% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 40 / 52 | 76.9% | 72.3% | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 48 / 63 | 76.2% | 83.0% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cane has more cage time on record.