Robert Valentin vs. Torrez Finney

UFC 2-3-0 vs. 1-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-3-0
UFC record
1-1-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
31
AgeΔ 4 yrs
27
6'2"
HeightΔ 6"
5'8"
77"
ReachΔ 2"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.3
Layoff (months)Δ 6 mo
6.3
WWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Robert Valentin is a submission threat — 2.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Torrez Finney hunts takedowns — 4.00 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Torrez Finney owns the mat — in control 45% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Robert Valentin

Full career not yet synced for Robert Valentin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Torrez Finney

Full career not yet synced for Torrez Finney — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 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

341.15/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
311.03/min · norm 3.25
702.37/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1404.67/min · norm 3.20
54.8%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
36.5%norm 47.4%
32.7%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
36.4%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Robert Valentin

Distance 67.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 22.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 10.3%)

Torrez Finney

Distance 91.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 10.3%)

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

Robert Valentin

Head 72.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 8.4%)

Torrez Finney

Head 91.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Valentin L/AAccMiddleweight med Finney L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 16 / 42 38.1% 40.5% 26 / 78 33.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 12 / 14 too few to rate 70.3% 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 6 / 6 too few to rate 69.1% 3 / 3 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 21 / 45 46.7% 38.9% 27 / 78 34.6% 38.9%
To the body 7 / 11 too few to rate 71.7% 4 / 7 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 83.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Valentin L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Finney L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 23 / 46 50.0% 39.5% 102 / 172 59.3% 39.5%
In the clinch 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.9% 16 / 19 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 46 / 56 82.1% 69.0% 22 / 29 75.9% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 60 / 93 64.5% 37.9% 133 / 211 63.0% 37.9%
To the body 8 / 9 too few to rate 71.3% 6 / 8 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 82.1% 1 / 1 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
266.7% acc · 1.01/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
844.4% acc · 4.00/15 · norm 1.42
1252.2% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
675.0% def · norm 63.1%
6:1321.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
13:3645.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
19:029:39 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
5:322:46 per 15 · norm 3:00
52.54/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.47

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