Marcos Mariano vs. Claudio Puelles
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marcos Mariano
Full career not yet synced for Marcos Mariano — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Claudio Puelles
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marcos Mariano
Distance 83.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 16.7% (norm 8.0%)
Claudio Puelles
Distance 70.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 24.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marcos Mariano
Head 72.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 7.9%)
Claudio Puelles
Head 75.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Mariano L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Puelles L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 3 / 15 | too few to rate | 37.9% | 90 / 244 | 36.9% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 61 / 83 | 73.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 2 / 13 | too few to rate | 35.0% | 100 / 259 | 38.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 52 / 73 | 71.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 · Lightweight: 201 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 Mariano L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Puelles L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 38.9% | 175 / 388 | 45.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 39 / 65 | 60.0% | 68.0% | 77 / 107 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 39 / 69 | 56.5% | 35.1% | 151 / 370 | 40.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 77 / 104 | 74.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 47 / 56 | 83.9% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Puelles has more cage time on record.