Ray Rodriguez vs. Rani Yahya
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ray Rodriguez
Full career not yet synced for Ray Rodriguez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Rani Yahya
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ray Rodriguez
Distance 100.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
Rani Yahya
Distance 87.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ray Rodriguez
Head 82.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.3% (norm 8.4%)
Rani Yahya
Head 75.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rodriguez L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Yahya L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 4 / 23 | too few to rate | 39.0% | 336 / 980 | 34.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 23 / 38 | 60.5% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 81 / 104 | 77.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 2 / 19 | too few to rate | 34.9% | 239 / 849 | 28.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 82 / 119 | 68.9% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 119 / 154 | 77.3% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Rodriguez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Yahya L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 39.3% | 311 / 757 | 41.1% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 17 / 26 | 65.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 158 / 196 | 80.6% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 0 / 5 | too few to rate | 34.9% | 340 / 790 | 43.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 66.0% | 95 / 121 | 78.5% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 51 / 68 | 75.0% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Yahya has more cage time on record.