Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Rafaello Oliveira

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 2-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
2-6-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42
AgeΔ 2 yrs
44
5'11"
HeightΔ 3"
5'8"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
169
Layoff (months)Δ 19.5 mo
149.5
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rafaello Oliveira is a submission threat — 1.60 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Yoislandy Izquierdo rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Rafaello Oliveira owns the mat — in control 36% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Yoislandy Izquierdo

Full career not yet synced for Yoislandy Izquierdo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.5 wins over .500

Rafaello Oliveira

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 26
Tier 3 — regional circuit 152

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

632.93/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1852.19/min · norm 3.42
301.40/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2853.38/min · norm 3.37
52.1%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
33.4%norm 43.5%
26.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
59.3%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Yoislandy Izquierdo

Distance 89.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 8.0%)

Rafaello Oliveira

Distance 81.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Yoislandy Izquierdo

Head 69.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 7.9%)

Rafaello Oliveira

Head 78.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Izquierdo L/AAccLightweight med Oliveira L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 54 / 108 50.0% 37.9% 130 / 450 28.9% 37.9%
In the clinch 7 / 11 too few to rate 67.3% 16 / 43 37.2% 67.3%
On the ground 2 / 2 too few to rate 69.1% 39 / 61 63.9% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 31 / 84 36.9% 35.0% 110 / 433 25.4% 35.0%
To the body 21 / 25 84.0% 69.1% 38 / 67 56.7% 69.1%
To the legs 11 / 12 too few to rate 81.9% 37 / 54 68.5% 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 Izquierdo L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Oliveira L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 12 / 20 too few to rate 38.9% 188 / 569 33.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 1 / 1 too few to rate 68.6% 40 / 56 71.4% 68.6%
On the ground 17 / 20 too few to rate 68.0% 57 / 76 75.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 9 / 20 too few to rate 35.1% 157 / 530 29.6% 35.1%
To the body 13 / 13 too few to rate 68.1% 74 / 103 71.8% 68.1%
To the legs 8 / 8 too few to rate 81.5% 54 / 68 79.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1436.8% acc · 2.49/15 · norm 1.38
750.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
111.1% def · norm 64.0%
0:171.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
30:3936.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
13:149:14 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
7:521:23 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
91.60/15 · norm 0.49

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