Royce Gracie vs. Remco Pardoel
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Remco Pardoel
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.17 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Royce Gracie
Distance 48.0% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 30.7% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 21.3% (norm 28.7%)
Remco Pardoel
Distance 17.6% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 11.8% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 70.6% (norm 28.7%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Royce Gracie
Head 48.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 18.7% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 33.3% (norm 5.2%)
Remco Pardoel
Head 76.5% (norm 81.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 23.5% (norm 5.2%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gracie L/A | Acc | Open Weight med | Pardoel L/A | Acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 10 / 36 | 27.8% | 27.8% | 0 / 3 | too few to rate | 27.8% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 63.8% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 63.8% |
| On the ground | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 65.8% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 65.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 18 / 36 | 50.0% | 39.3% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 39.3% |
| To the body | 7 / 14 | too few to rate | 90.5% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 90.5% |
| To the legs | 11 / 25 | 44.0% | 53.5% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 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 Gracie L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med | vs Pardoel L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 5 / 14 | too few to rate | 37.0% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 37.0% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 66.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 66.7% |
| On the ground | 48 / 79 | 60.8% | 67.1% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 40 / 79 | 50.6% | 47.0% | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 47.0% |
| To the body | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 87.9% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 87.9% |
| To the legs | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 61.2% | 2 / 4 | 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.