Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-1-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
30
AgeΔ 2 yrs
32
5'11"
HeightΔ 3"
5'8"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
70"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
15.2
Layoff (months)Δ 4.9 mo
10.3
WWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Serhiy Sidey is a submission threat — 1.33 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Ramon Taveras rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Ramon Taveras absorbs 6.47 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.58 Bantamweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Serhiy Sidey

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

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Ramon Taveras

Full career not yet synced for Ramon Taveras — 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 +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2024.49/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1743.87/min · norm 3.52
1914.24/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2916.47/min · norm 3.58
40.2%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
41.8%norm 43.4%
54.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
53.4%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
10.33/15 · norm 0.30

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

Serhiy Sidey

Distance 93.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.2% (norm 6.5%)

Ramon Taveras

Distance 96.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 6.5%)

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

Serhiy Sidey

Head 76.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)

Ramon Taveras

Head 90.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Sidey L/AAccBantamweight med Taveras L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 182 / 471 38.6% 39.0% 165 / 402 41.0% 39.0%
In the clinch 19 / 30 63.3% 68.7% 3 / 5 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.2% 6 / 9 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 121 / 385 31.4% 34.9% 147 / 378 38.9% 34.9%
To the body 57 / 89 64.0% 66.8% 19 / 30 63.3% 66.8%
To the legs 24 / 28 85.7% 79.4% 8 / 8 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Sidey L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Taveras L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 178 / 401 44.4% 39.3% 278 / 603 46.1% 39.3%
In the clinch 10 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 10 / 13 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 72.4% 3 / 9 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 148 / 372 39.8% 34.9% 130 / 407 31.9% 34.9%
To the body 32 / 40 80.0% 66.0% 78 / 124 62.9% 66.0%
To the legs 11 / 11 too few to rate 79.1% 83 / 94 88.3% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
525.0% acc · 1.67/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
120.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
872.7% def · norm 66.7%
5:2312.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
1:453.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
4:591:39 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
4:221:27 per 15 · norm 2:24
41.33/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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