Richie Vaculik vs. Danny Martinez

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
43
AgeΔ 2 yrs
41
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
69"
ReachΔ 2"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
128.8
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
128.8
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Danny Martinez hunts takedowns — 3.50 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Richie Vaculik hunts takedowns — 3.00 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Richie Vaculik is a submission threat — 1.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Richie Vaculik

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 3 — regional circuit 92

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.56 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

Danny Martinez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 3 — regional circuit 206

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.63 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 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

1663.69/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
1933.22/min · norm 3.49
1844.09/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
2283.80/min · norm 3.24
46.8%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
31.7%norm 44.6%
57.4%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
62.1%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.25/15 · norm 0.18

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

Richie Vaculik

Distance 88.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 7.3%)

Danny Martinez

Distance 84.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 7.3%)

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

Richie Vaculik

Head 78.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 9.3%)

Danny Martinez

Head 83.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Vaculik L/AAccFlyweight med Martinez L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 132 / 313 42.2% 40.0% 143 / 515 27.8% 40.0%
In the clinch 23 / 30 76.7% 70.4% 38 / 73 52.1% 70.4%
On the ground 11 / 12 too few to rate 69.7% 12 / 20 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 107 / 280 38.2% 37.6% 127 / 505 25.1% 37.6%
To the body 31 / 43 72.1% 68.5% 61 / 98 62.2% 68.5%
To the legs 28 / 32 87.5% 80.0% 5 / 5 too few to rate 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Vaculik L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Martinez L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 144 / 378 38.1% 40.1% 159 / 503 31.6% 40.1%
In the clinch 10 / 15 too few to rate 68.8% 49 / 75 65.3% 68.8%
On the ground 30 / 39 76.9% 71.1% 20 / 24 too few to rate 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 118 / 350 33.7% 35.2% 170 / 521 32.6% 35.2%
To the body 38 / 51 74.5% 68.2% 38 / 60 63.3% 68.2%
To the legs 28 / 31 90.3% 80.3% 20 / 21 too few to rate 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
945.0% acc · 3.00/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1450.0% acc · 3.50/15 · norm 1.30
631.6% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1035.7% def · norm 62.5%
8:5819.9% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
16:3827.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
13:514:36 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
13:233:20 per 15 · norm 2:44
31.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vaculik has more cage time on record.