Mikey Burnett vs. Eugenio Tadeu

UFC 2-1-0 vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-1-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
52
Age
5'6"
HeightΔ 2"
5'8"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
330.9
Layoff (months)Δ 9.9 mo
340.8
WLW
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mikey Burnett is a submission threat — 1.95 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Eugenio Tadeu's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.
Eugenio Tadeu rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mikey Burnett

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 21
Tier 3 — regional circuit 31

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 7 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Eugenio Tadeu

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 22

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.51 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 6 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1083.51/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
60.62/min · norm 3.42
591.92/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
424.31/min · norm 3.37
41.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
25.0%norm 43.5%
51.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
47.5%norm 56.3%
10.49/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Mikey Burnett

Distance 52.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 34.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 8.0%)

Eugenio Tadeu

Distance 45.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 54.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Mikey Burnett

Head 77.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 7.9%)

Eugenio Tadeu

Head 62.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 25.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Burnett L/AAccLightweight med Tadeu L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 34 / 136 25.0% 37.9% 5 / 11 too few to rate 37.9%
In the clinch 52 / 89 58.4% 67.3% 1 / 13 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 22 / 33 66.7% 69.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 55 / 200 27.5% 35.0% 2 / 15 too few to rate 35.0%
To the body 46 / 49 93.9% 69.1% 1 / 6 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 7 / 9 too few to rate 81.9% 3 / 3 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 Burnett L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Tadeu L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 29 / 70 41.4% 38.9% 12 / 35 34.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 30 / 51 58.8% 68.6% 10 / 23 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.0% 20 / 22 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 11 / 53 20.8% 35.1% 25 / 61 41.0% 35.1%
To the body 27 / 35 77.1% 68.1% 17 / 19 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 21 / 33 63.6% 81.5% 0 / 0 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3100.0% acc · 1.46/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
1694.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.0%
— of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
— of cage time · norm 19.5%
— per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
— per 15 · norm 2:46
41.95/15 · 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 — Burnett has more cage time on record.