Tony Fryklund vs. Rodrigo Ruas
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tony Fryklund
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.19 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Rodrigo Ruas
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tony Fryklund
Distance 17.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 73.5% (norm 10.3%)
Rodrigo Ruas
Distance 77.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 22.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tony Fryklund
Head 87.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)
Rodrigo Ruas
Head 80.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 0.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 19.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Fryklund L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Ruas L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 7 / 20 | too few to rate | 40.5% | 9 / 24 | too few to rate | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 54 / 86 | 62.8% | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 57 / 102 | 55.9% | 38.9% | 5 / 25 | 20.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 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 Fryklund L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Ruas L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 9 / 28 | 32.1% | 39.5% | 6 / 17 | too few to rate | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 49 / 78 | 62.8% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 13 / 42 | 31.0% | 37.9% | 52 / 93 | 55.9% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Fryklund has more cage time on record.