Yan Cabral vs. Reza Madadi
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Yan Cabral
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Reza Madadi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.91 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Yan Cabral
Distance 67.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 21.5% (norm 8.0%)
Reza Madadi
Distance 76.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yan Cabral
Head 86.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 7.9%)
Reza Madadi
Head 89.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cabral L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Madadi L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 166 | 34.9% | 37.9% | 143 / 372 | 38.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 27 | 70.4% | 67.3% | 48 / 72 | 66.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 69.1% | 35 / 42 | 83.3% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 88 / 213 | 41.3% | 35.0% | 186 / 433 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Cabral L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Madadi L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 84 / 275 | 30.5% | 38.9% | 236 / 792 | 29.8% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 36 | 69.4% | 68.6% | 39 / 67 | 58.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 30 / 47 | 63.8% | 68.0% | 23 / 43 | 53.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 88 / 283 | 31.1% | 35.1% | 201 / 758 | 26.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 68.1% | 73 / 113 | 64.6% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 81.5% | 24 / 31 | 77.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Madadi has more cage time on record.