Thales Leites vs. Francis Carmont

UFC 13-8-0 vs. 6-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
13-8-0
UFC record
6-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
44
AgeΔ 0 yrs
44
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
6'3"
78"
ReachΔ 0"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
94.5
Layoff (months)Δ 49 mo
143.5
WLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Thales Leites is a submission threat — 1.14 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Francis Carmont owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Thales Leites owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Thales Leites

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 138
Tier 3 — regional circuit 151

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.24 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Francis Carmont

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 3 — regional circuit 167

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5622.13/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2242.06/min · norm 3.25
7902.99/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1731.59/min · norm 3.20
40.5%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
41.3%norm 47.4%
53.0%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
58.7%norm 53.8%
40.23/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.14/15 · norm 0.32

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

Thales Leites

Distance 80.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 10.3%)

Francis Carmont

Distance 73.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.8% (norm 10.3%)

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

Thales Leites

Head 83.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)

Francis Carmont

Head 75.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Leites L/AAccMiddleweight med Carmont L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 383 / 1109 34.5% 40.5% 117 / 398 29.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 60 / 105 57.1% 70.3% 45 / 59 76.3% 70.3%
On the ground 119 / 173 68.8% 69.1% 62 / 86 72.1% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 387 / 1162 33.3% 38.9% 135 / 411 32.8% 38.9%
To the body 57 / 93 61.3% 71.7% 57 / 94 60.6% 71.7%
To the legs 118 / 132 89.4% 83.3% 32 / 38 84.2% 83.3%

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 · Middleweight: 174 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 Leites L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Carmont L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 584 / 1395 41.9% 39.5% 115 / 331 34.7% 39.5%
In the clinch 92 / 130 70.8% 70.9% 38 / 57 66.7% 70.9%
On the ground 114 / 155 73.5% 69.0% 20 / 31 64.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 497 / 1321 37.6% 37.9% 89 / 295 30.2% 37.9%
To the body 89 / 129 69.0% 71.3% 22 / 45 48.9% 71.3%
To the legs 204 / 230 88.7% 82.1% 62 / 79 78.5% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3727.4% acc · 2.10/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1339.4% acc · 1.79/15 · norm 1.42
430.8% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2273.3% def · norm 63.1%
79:0129.9% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
33:2330.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
35:332:01 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
32:554:32 per 15 · norm 3:00
201.14/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
50.69/15 · norm 0.47

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