Shinsho Anzai vs. Roger Zapata
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Shinsho Anzai
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.35 · 2 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 +1.0 wins over .500
Roger Zapata
Full career not yet synced for Roger Zapata — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Shinsho Anzai
Distance 66.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 30.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.7% (norm 8.1%)
Roger Zapata
Distance 63.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 25.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Shinsho Anzai
Head 74.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 8.4%)
Roger Zapata
Head 87.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Anzai L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Zapata L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 59 / 121 | 48.8% | 38.6% | 12 / 34 | 35.3% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 56 | 80.4% | 67.8% | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 74 / 136 | 54.4% | 37.2% | 22 / 47 | 46.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 23 / 30 | 76.7% | 70.7% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Anzai L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Zapata L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 145 | 40.0% | 39.0% | 11 / 21 | too few to rate | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 63 | 79.4% | 68.9% | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 90 / 186 | 48.4% | 35.6% | 9 / 20 | too few to rate | 35.6% |
| To the body | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 69.6% | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 13 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Anzai has more cage time on record.