Matt Frevola vs. Marco Polo Reyes

UFC 5-6-1 vs. 4-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-6-1
UFC record
4-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36
AgeΔ 5 yrs
41
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
71"
ReachΔ 0"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
9.7
Layoff (months)Δ 72.9 mo
82.6
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Marco Polo Reyes carries real power — 1.71 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Matt Frevola carries real power — 0.90 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Marco Polo Reyes rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Matt Frevola

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 66
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Marco Polo Reyes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 75

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.2 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3403.38/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2646.00/min · norm 3.42
3923.90/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2435.52/min · norm 3.37
39.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
37.3%norm 43.5%
56.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
59.7%norm 56.3%
60.90/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
51.71/15 · norm 0.25

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

Matt Frevola

Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 8.0%)

Marco Polo Reyes

Distance 89.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Matt Frevola

Head 78.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)

Marco Polo Reyes

Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Frevola L/AAccLightweight med Reyes L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 238 / 707 33.7% 37.9% 215 / 634 33.9% 37.9%
In the clinch 38 / 66 57.6% 67.3% 23 / 39 59.0% 67.3%
On the ground 64 / 84 76.2% 69.1% 26 / 35 74.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 225 / 669 33.6% 35.0% 166 / 565 29.4% 35.0%
To the body 65 / 129 50.4% 69.1% 66 / 100 66.0% 69.1%
To the legs 50 / 59 84.7% 81.9% 32 / 43 74.4% 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 Frevola L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Reyes L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 319 / 782 40.8% 38.9% 168 / 495 33.9% 38.9%
In the clinch 35 / 68 51.5% 68.6% 37 / 53 69.8% 68.6%
On the ground 38 / 56 67.9% 68.0% 38 / 55 69.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 276 / 744 37.1% 35.1% 189 / 529 35.7% 35.1%
To the body 82 / 123 66.7% 68.1% 33 / 51 64.7% 68.1%
To the legs 34 / 39 87.2% 81.5% 21 / 23 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1540.5% acc · 2.24/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
1137.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
746.7% def · norm 64.0%
15:0515.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
3:599.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
19:192:52 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
7:012:23 per 15 · norm 2:46
40.60/15 · 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 — Frevola has more cage time on record.