Reza Madadi vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Reza Madadi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.91 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Yoislandy Izquierdo
Full career not yet synced for Yoislandy Izquierdo — 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 -1.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Reza Madadi
Distance 76.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.6% (norm 8.0%)
Yoislandy Izquierdo
Distance 89.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Reza Madadi
Head 89.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 7.9%)
Yoislandy Izquierdo
Head 69.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Madadi L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Izquierdo L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 143 / 372 | 38.4% | 37.9% | 54 / 108 | 50.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 72 | 66.7% | 67.3% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 35 / 42 | 83.3% | 69.1% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 186 / 433 | 43.0% | 35.0% | 31 / 84 | 36.9% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 69.1% | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 11 / 12 | 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 Madadi L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Izquierdo L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 236 / 792 | 29.8% | 38.9% | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 67 | 58.2% | 68.6% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 23 / 43 | 53.5% | 68.0% | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 201 / 758 | 26.5% | 35.1% | 9 / 20 | too few to rate | 35.1% |
| To the body | 73 / 113 | 64.6% | 68.1% | 13 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 24 / 31 | 77.4% | 81.5% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Madadi has more cage time on record.