Daniel Santos vs. Julio Arce
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Daniel Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Julio Arce
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.08 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Daniel Santos
Distance 88.8% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 6.4%)
Julio Arce
Distance 95.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Daniel Santos
Head 76.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 7.9%)
Julio Arce
Head 84.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.4% (norm 12.9%) · 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 | Santos L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Arce L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 343 / 924 | 37.1% | 40.7% | 460 / 1375 | 33.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 50 | 76.0% | 70.5% | 36 / 58 | 62.1% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 52 / 67 | 77.6% | 69.1% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 273 / 798 | 34.2% | 37.2% | 361 / 1217 | 29.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 98 / 161 | 60.9% | 68.4% | 116 / 193 | 60.1% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 62 / 82 | 75.6% | 80.7% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 129 fighters · Featherweight: 129 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Arce L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 401 / 804 | 49.9% | 39.3% | 309 / 1072 | 28.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 39 | 69.2% | 70.3% | 41 / 67 | 61.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.5% | 25 / 46 | 54.3% | 69.5% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 309 / 693 | 44.6% | 35.9% | 180 / 876 | 20.5% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 96 / 126 | 76.2% | 68.1% | 102 / 179 | 57.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 81.1% | 93 / 130 | 71.5% | 81.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Arce has more cage time on record.