Carlos Mota vs. Cody Durden
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Carlos Mota
Full career not yet synced for Carlos Mota — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Cody Durden
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Carlos Mota
Distance 75.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 24.1% (norm 7.5%)
Cody Durden
Distance 88.8% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.0% (norm 7.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Carlos Mota
Head 65.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 31.0% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 9.3%)
Cody Durden
Head 84.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 7.4% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Mota L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Durden L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 7 / 22 | too few to rate | 39.9% | 481 / 1145 | 42.0% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.1% | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 85 / 116 | 73.3% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 6 / 19 | too few to rate | 37.6% | 438 / 1093 | 40.1% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 69 / 95 | 72.6% | 68.7% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 79.7% | 80 / 101 | 79.2% | 79.7% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Mota L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Durden L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 7 / 20 | too few to rate | 39.9% | 560 / 1228 | 45.6% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 55 / 75 | 73.3% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 58 / 76 | 76.3% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 13 / 33 | 39.4% | 35.4% | 432 / 1030 | 41.9% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.9% | 123 / 199 | 61.8% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 79.7% | 118 / 150 | 78.7% | 79.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Durden has more cage time on record.