Tafon Nchukwi vs. Mike Rodriguez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tafon Nchukwi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Mike Rodriguez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tafon Nchukwi
Distance 79.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 18.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 10.3%)
Mike Rodriguez
Distance 74.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 19.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tafon Nchukwi
Head 64.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 23.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.8% (norm 8.4%)
Mike Rodriguez
Head 61.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 23.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 14.8% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nchukwi L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Rodriguez L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 273 / 575 | 47.5% | 40.5% | 196 / 442 | 44.3% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 107 / 131 | 81.7% | 70.3% | 102 / 117 | 87.2% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 196 / 466 | 42.1% | 38.9% | 144 / 366 | 39.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 128 / 172 | 74.4% | 71.7% | 112 / 141 | 79.4% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 69 / 85 | 81.2% | 83.3% | 68 / 88 | 77.3% | 81.8% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Light 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 Nchukwi L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Rodriguez L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 231 / 532 | 43.4% | 39.5% | 164 / 349 | 47.0% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 85 / 116 | 73.3% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 27 / 39 | 69.2% | 69.0% | 70 / 79 | 88.6% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 161 / 455 | 35.4% | 37.9% | 201 / 387 | 51.9% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 47 / 65 | 72.3% | 71.3% | 71 / 104 | 68.3% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 62 / 72 | 86.1% | 82.1% | 47 / 53 | 88.7% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rodriguez has more cage time on record.