Sione Latu vs. Joey Roberts

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-0-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
Age
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
Reach
Stance
329.1
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
329.1
W
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Joey Roberts is a submission threat — 3.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Joey Roberts's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% Heavyweight norm.
Sione Latu hunts takedowns — 1.50 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sione Latu

Full career not yet synced for Sione Latu — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Joey Roberts

Full career not yet synced for Joey Roberts — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

90.90/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
171.70/min · norm 3.36
171.70/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
90.90/min · norm 3.19
47.4%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
40.5%norm 47.8%
59.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
52.6%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Sione Latu

Distance 31.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 52.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 15.8% (norm 9.3%)

Joey Roberts

Distance 19.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 71.4% (norm 9.3%)

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

Sione Latu

Head 78.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 7.6%)

Joey Roberts

Head 90.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Latu L/AAccHeavyweight med Roberts L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 3 / 6 too few to rate 40.1% 0 / 8 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 4 / 10 too few to rate 70.6% 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 2 / 3 too few to rate 70.2% 15 / 30 50.0% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 6 / 15 too few to rate 38.9% 14 / 38 36.8% 38.9%
To the body 2 / 3 too few to rate 76.8% 3 / 4 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 87.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 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 Latu L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Roberts L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 8 too few to rate 40.7% 3 / 6 too few to rate 40.7%
In the clinch 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.6% 4 / 10 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 15 / 30 50.0% 72.0% 2 / 3 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 14 / 38 36.8% 38.8% 6 / 15 too few to rate 38.8%
To the body 3 / 4 too few to rate 75.1% 2 / 3 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 84.4% 1 / 1 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 1.50/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 1.50/15 · norm 0.95
150.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
— of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
— of cage time · norm 17.2%
— per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
— per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
23.00/15 · norm 0.16

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