Shane del Rosario vs. Stipe Miocic
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Shane del Rosario
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Stipe Miocic
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +6.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Shane del Rosario
Distance 81.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 18.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)
Stipe Miocic
Distance 79.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Shane del Rosario
Head 41.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 35.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 23.0% (norm 7.6%)
Stipe Miocic
Head 84.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rosario L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Miocic L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 35 / 60 | 58.3% | 40.1% | 721 / 1512 | 47.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 121 / 179 | 67.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 165 / 219 | 75.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 11 / 31 | 35.5% | 38.9% | 737 / 1612 | 45.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 22 / 26 | 84.6% | 76.8% | 139 / 159 | 87.4% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 131 / 139 | 94.2% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Rosario L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Miocic L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 32 / 85 | 37.6% | 40.7% | 705 / 1601 | 44.0% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 72 / 106 | 67.9% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 88 / 107 | 82.2% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 34 / 87 | 39.1% | 38.8% | 624 / 1449 | 43.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 129 / 231 | 55.8% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 112 / 134 | 83.6% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Miocic has more cage time on record.