Ryan Janes vs. Andrew Sanchez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ryan Janes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Andrew Sanchez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ryan Janes
Distance 90.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 10.3%)
Andrew Sanchez
Distance 88.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ryan Janes
Head 83.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.4%)
Andrew Sanchez
Head 82.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Janes L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Sanchez L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 277 / 612 | 45.3% | 40.5% | 438 / 1125 | 38.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 61 | 78.7% | 70.3% | 54 / 78 | 69.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 65 / 72 | 90.3% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 237 / 566 | 41.9% | 38.9% | 407 / 1054 | 38.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 68 / 88 | 77.3% | 71.7% | 99 / 149 | 66.4% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 51 / 72 | 70.8% | 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 Janes L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Sanchez L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 213 / 540 | 39.4% | 39.5% | 507 / 1146 | 44.2% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 129 / 165 | 78.2% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 186 / 492 | 37.8% | 37.9% | 451 / 1088 | 41.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 23 / 52 | 44.2% | 71.3% | 156 / 191 | 81.7% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 82.1% | 54 / 61 | 88.5% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sanchez has more cage time on record.