Yosdenis Cedeno vs. Cody Pfister

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
41
AgeΔ 5 yrs
36
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
69"
ReachΔ 4"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
132.9
Layoff (months)Δ 12.1 mo
120.8
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Cody Pfister hunts takedowns — 2.82 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Yosdenis Cedeno rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Cody Pfister's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Yosdenis Cedeno

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 3 — regional circuit 104

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.35 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Cody Pfister

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 3 — regional circuit 159

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.17 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

821.64/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
601.41/min · norm 3.42
801.60/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1192.80/min · norm 3.37
29.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
26.0%norm 43.5%
67.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
51.8%norm 56.3%
10.30/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Yosdenis Cedeno

Distance 88.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.0%)

Cody Pfister

Distance 83.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Yosdenis Cedeno

Head 74.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 7.9%)

Cody Pfister

Head 93.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.4% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Cedeno L/AAccLightweight med Pfister L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 63 / 242 26.0% 37.9% 35 / 193 18.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 8 / 10 too few to rate 67.3% 13 / 20 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 11 / 22 too few to rate 69.1% 12 / 18 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 33 / 203 16.3% 35.0% 52 / 216 24.1% 35.0%
To the body 13 / 30 43.3% 69.1% 8 / 14 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 36 / 41 87.8% 81.9% 0 / 1 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 Cedeno L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Pfister L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 67 / 228 29.4% 38.9% 62 / 157 39.5% 38.9%
In the clinch 11 / 14 too few to rate 68.6% 25 / 36 69.4% 68.6%
On the ground 2 / 4 too few to rate 68.0% 32 / 54 59.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 45 / 196 23.0% 35.1% 71 / 185 38.4% 35.1%
To the body 13 / 21 too few to rate 68.1% 23 / 36 63.9% 68.1%
To the legs 22 / 29 75.9% 81.5% 25 / 26 96.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
830.8% acc · 2.82/15 · norm 1.38
531.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.0%
5:5011.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
16:1838.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
20:076:02 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
11:574:13 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.30/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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