Luiz Cane vs. Steve Cantwell
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
Steve Cantwell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 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%)
Steve Cantwell
Distance 93.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 1.6% (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%)
Steve Cantwell
Head 75.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.8% (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 | Cantwell L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 203 / 522 | 38.9% | 41.4% | 210 / 734 | 28.6% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 31 | 48.4% | 70.9% | 29 / 42 | 69.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 40 / 68 | 58.8% | 72.3% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 203 / 555 | 36.6% | 38.9% | 118 / 593 | 19.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 32 / 43 | 74.4% | 71.9% | 92 / 142 | 64.8% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 23 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 40 / 54 | 74.1% | 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 Cantwell L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 245 / 655 | 37.4% | 40.4% | 432 / 954 | 45.3% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 45 / 84 | 53.6% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 181 / 574 | 31.5% | 37.5% | 332 / 864 | 38.4% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 40 / 52 | 76.9% | 72.3% | 84 / 108 | 77.8% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 48 / 63 | 76.2% | 83.0% | 76 / 89 | 85.4% | 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.