Mark Eddiva vs. Edimilson Souza
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mark Eddiva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 9 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Edimilson Souza
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mark Eddiva
Distance 77.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 6.5%)
Edimilson Souza
Distance 87.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mark Eddiva
Head 62.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 25.3% (norm 7.8%)
Edimilson Souza
Head 81.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.6% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Eddiva L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Souza L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 85 / 236 | 36.0% | 40.9% | 127 / 303 | 41.9% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 43 | 79.1% | 70.8% | 13 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 69.2% | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 50 / 191 | 26.2% | 37.2% | 119 / 284 | 41.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 28 / 36 | 77.8% | 68.2% | 35 / 62 | 56.5% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 61 / 77 | 79.2% | 80.7% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Eddiva L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Souza L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 88 / 214 | 41.1% | 39.2% | 71 / 197 | 36.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 48 | 58.3% | 70.3% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 84 / 217 | 38.7% | 35.9% | 42 / 158 | 26.6% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 67.9% | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 37 / 44 | 84.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Eddiva has more cage time on record.