Marco Ruas vs. Remco Pardoel

UFC 4-2-0 vs. 3-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-2-0
UFC record
3-2-0
Open Weight
Division (benchmark)
Open Weight
65
Age
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
6'3"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
324.7
Layoff (months)Δ 46.3 mo
371
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Marco Ruas owns the mat — in control 74% of cage time, vs a 22% Open Weight norm.
Remco Pardoel is hard to hit — absorbs 0.21 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 1.68 Open Weight norm.
Remco Pardoel hunts takedowns — 2.11 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.15 Open Weight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Marco Ruas

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 53

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.26 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 12 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Remco Pardoel

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 64

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.17 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

601.10/min · norm 1.46
Sig. strikes landed
130.46/min · norm 1.46
290.53/min · norm 1.68
Sig. strikes absorbed
60.21/min · norm 1.68
45.8%norm 45.8%
Striking accuracy
76.5%norm 45.8%
64.6%norm 49.0%
Striking defense
50.0%norm 49.0%
10.27/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.00

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

Marco Ruas

Distance 82.4% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 14.5% (norm 28.7%)

Remco Pardoel

Distance 17.6% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 11.8% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 70.6% (norm 28.7%)

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

Marco Ruas

Head 51.1% (norm 81.2%) · Body 1.5% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 47.3% (norm 5.2%)

Remco Pardoel

Head 76.5% (norm 81.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 23.5% (norm 5.2%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Ruas L/AAccOpen Weight med Pardoel L/AAccOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 45 / 108 41.7% 27.8% 0 / 3 too few to rate 27.8%
In the clinch 3 / 4 too few to rate 63.8% 2 / 2 too few to rate 63.8%
On the ground 12 / 19 too few to rate 65.8% 11 / 12 too few to rate 65.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 19 / 67 28.4% 39.3% 11 / 13 too few to rate 39.3%
To the body 2 / 2 too few to rate 90.5% 0 / 0 too few to rate 90.5%
To the legs 39 / 62 62.9% 53.5% 2 / 4 too few to rate 53.5%

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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 Ruas L/AOpp accOpen Weight med vs Pardoel L/AOpp accOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 16 / 68 23.5% 37.0% 3 / 6 too few to rate 37.0%
In the clinch 5 / 5 too few to rate 66.7% 0 / 0 too few to rate 66.7%
On the ground 8 / 9 too few to rate 67.1% 3 / 6 too few to rate 67.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 9 / 46 19.6% 47.0% 2 / 6 too few to rate 47.0%
To the body 6 / 7 too few to rate 87.9% 2 / 2 too few to rate 87.9%
To the legs 14 / 29 48.3% 61.2% 2 / 4 too few to rate 61.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
375.0% acc · 0.82/15 · norm 1.15
Takedowns landed
4100.0% acc · 2.11/15 · norm 1.15
375.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 66.7%
3:4173.7% of cage time · norm 21.95%
Control time
— of cage time · norm 21.95%
0:340:09 per 15 · norm 0:39
Time under control
— per 15 · norm 0:39
82.19/15 · norm 1.34
Submission attempts
42.11/15 · norm 1.34

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