Renato Sobral vs. Mike van Arsdale
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Renato Sobral
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 30 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 24 finish wins over 49 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Mike van Arsdale
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.13 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Renato Sobral
Distance 29.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 61.0% (norm 10.4%)
Mike van Arsdale
Distance 52.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 39.8% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Renato Sobral
Head 79.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.0% (norm 9.7%)
Mike van Arsdale
Head 77.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sobral L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Arsdale L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 37 / 90 | 41.1% | 41.4% | 17 / 92 | 18.5% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 70.9% | 5 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 105 / 189 | 55.6% | 72.3% | 48 / 70 | 68.6% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 110 / 246 | 44.7% | 38.9% | 37 / 137 | 27.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 25 / 33 | 75.8% | 71.9% | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 81.8% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Sobral L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Arsdale L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 39 / 95 | 41.1% | 40.4% | 13 / 43 | 30.2% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 51 / 94 | 54.3% | 70.4% | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 82 / 181 | 45.3% | 37.5% | 21 / 62 | 33.9% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 12 / 12 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sobral has more cage time on record.