Thales Leites vs. Hector Lombard

UFC 13-8-0 vs. 3-8-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
13-8-0
UFC record
3-8-0 (1 NC)
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
44
AgeΔ 4 yrs
48
6'1"
HeightΔ 4"
5'9"
78"
ReachΔ 7"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
94.5
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
94.5
WLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Hector Lombard carries real power — 0.81 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Thales Leites is a submission threat — 1.14 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 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

Hector Lombard

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 118
Tier 3 — regional circuit 233

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 26 finish wins over 49 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5622.13/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
4353.34/min · norm 3.25
7902.99/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
4613.54/min · norm 3.20
40.5%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
48.9%norm 47.4%
53.0%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
55.0%norm 53.8%
40.23/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
70.81/15 · 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%)

Hector Lombard

Distance 78.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.5% (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%)

Hector Lombard

Head 78.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.6% (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 Lombard L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 383 / 1109 34.5% 40.5% 303 / 698 43.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 60 / 105 57.1% 70.3% 61 / 98 62.2% 70.3%
On the ground 119 / 173 68.8% 69.1% 71 / 93 76.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 387 / 1162 33.3% 38.9% 289 / 693 41.7% 38.9%
To the body 57 / 93 61.3% 71.7% 52 / 75 69.3% 71.7%
To the legs 118 / 132 89.4% 83.3% 94 / 121 77.7% 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 Lombard L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 584 / 1395 41.9% 39.5% 282 / 808 34.9% 39.5%
In the clinch 92 / 130 70.8% 70.9% 71 / 92 77.2% 70.9%
On the ground 114 / 155 73.5% 69.0% 108 / 125 86.4% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 497 / 1321 37.6% 37.9% 291 / 786 37.0% 37.9%
To the body 89 / 129 69.0% 71.3% 94 / 135 69.6% 71.3%
To the legs 204 / 230 88.7% 82.1% 76 / 104 73.1% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3727.4% acc · 2.10/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1548.4% acc · 1.73/15 · norm 1.42
430.8% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2379.3% def · norm 63.1%
79:0129.9% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
28:1921.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
35:332:01 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
7:120:49 per 15 · norm 3:00
201.14/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
20.23/15 · 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.