Ron van Clief vs. Royce Gracie
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ron van Clief
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -1.39 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 0 finish wins over 1 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 wins over .500
Royce Gracie
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ron van Clief
Distance 0.0% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 100.0% (norm 28.7%)
Royce Gracie
Distance 48.0% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 30.7% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 21.3% (norm 28.7%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ron van Clief
Head 100.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 5.2%)
Royce Gracie
Head 48.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 18.7% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 33.3% (norm 5.2%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Clief L/A | Acc | Open Weight med | Gracie L/A | Acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 27.8% | 10 / 36 | 27.8% | 27.8% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 63.8% | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 63.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 65.8% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 65.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 39.3% | 18 / 36 | 50.0% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 90.5% | 7 / 14 | too few to rate | 90.5% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 53.5% | 11 / 25 | 44.0% | 53.5% |
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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 Clief L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med | vs Gracie L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 37.0% | 5 / 14 | too few to rate | 37.0% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 66.7% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 66.7% |
| On the ground | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.1% | 48 / 79 | 60.8% | 67.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 47.0% | 40 / 79 | 50.6% | 47.0% |
| To the body | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 87.9% | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 87.9% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 61.2% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 61.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gracie has more cage time on record.