Yosdenis Cedeno vs. Ernest Chavez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Yosdenis Cedeno
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 4 |
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
Ernest Chavez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Ernest Chavez
Distance 91.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.9% (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%)
Ernest Chavez
Head 71.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.2% (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/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Chavez L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 63 / 242 | 26.0% | 37.9% | 81 / 212 | 38.2% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 33 / 203 | 16.3% | 35.0% | 51 / 166 | 30.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 13 / 30 | 43.3% | 69.1% | 17 / 30 | 56.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 36 / 41 | 87.8% | 81.9% | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Chavez L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 67 / 228 | 29.4% | 38.9% | 106 / 287 | 36.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 45 / 196 | 23.0% | 35.1% | 86 / 248 | 34.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 21 / 43 | 48.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 81.5% | 24 / 31 | 77.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cedeno has more cage time on record.