Mark Madsen vs. Danilo Belluardo

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-2-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
41
AgeΔ 9 yrs
32
5'8"
HeightΔ 4"
6'0"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
32.9
Layoff (months)Δ 49.4 mo
82.3
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Danilo Belluardo owns the mat — in control 51% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Danilo Belluardo hunts takedowns — 3.50 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Mark Madsen hunts takedowns — 2.86 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mark Madsen

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 42
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 30
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 14 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500

Danilo Belluardo

Full career not yet synced for Danilo Belluardo — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2243.56/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
131.52/min · norm 3.42
2503.97/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
414.79/min · norm 3.37
49.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
61.9%norm 43.5%
52.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
41.4%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Mark Madsen

Distance 78.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 8.0%)

Danilo Belluardo

Distance 66.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 33.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Mark Madsen

Head 86.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 7.9%)

Danilo Belluardo

Head 81.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Madsen L/AAccLightweight med Belluardo L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 144 / 354 40.7% 37.9% 8 / 14 too few to rate 37.9%
In the clinch 44 / 51 86.3% 67.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 36 / 48 75.0% 69.1% 5 / 7 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 167 / 390 42.8% 35.0% 9 / 17 too few to rate 35.0%
To the body 33 / 38 86.8% 69.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 24 / 25 96.0% 81.9% 4 / 4 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 Madsen L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Belluardo L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 201 / 465 43.2% 38.9% 5 / 25 20.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 33 / 40 82.5% 68.6% 2 / 2 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 16 / 21 too few to rate 68.0% 34 / 43 79.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 131 / 376 34.8% 35.1% 38 / 61 62.3% 35.1%
To the body 44 / 69 63.8% 68.1% 1 / 4 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 75 / 81 92.6% 81.5% 2 / 5 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1266.7% acc · 2.86/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
2100.0% acc · 3.50/15 · norm 1.38
562.5% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 64.0%
16:2426.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
4:2251.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
10:382:31 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
1:081:59 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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