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UFC simulation vs. the market Fight

Jafel Filho vs. Cody Durden

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 8-9-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
8-9-1
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
33
AgeΔ 2 yrs
35
5'7"
HeightΔ 0"
5'7"
68"
ReachΔ 1"
67"
Orthodox1-1 vs southpaws
Stance
Southpaw5-7-1 vs orthodox fighters
6.4
Layoff (months)Δ 6.2 mo
0.2
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jafel Filho is a submission threat — 1.84 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Cody Durden hunts takedowns — 3.99 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Cody Durden owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jafel Filho

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Cody Durden

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 79
Tier 3 — regional circuit 112

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

931.63/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
5873.19/min · norm 3.48
871.52/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
6733.66/min · norm 3.24
40.1%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
45.5%norm 44.6%
52.2%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
51.2%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.08/15 · norm 0.18

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

Jafel Filho

Distance 78.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 13.4% (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)

Jafel Filho

Head 70.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 15.5% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 13.8% (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 Filho L/AAccFlyweight med Durden L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 59 / 182 32.4% 39.9% 481 / 1145 42.0% 39.9%
In the clinch 14 / 19 too few to rate 70.1% 21 / 28 75.0% 70.1%
On the ground 20 / 31 64.5% 71.1% 85 / 116 73.3% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 48 / 164 29.3% 37.6% 438 / 1093 40.1% 37.6%
To the body 26 / 36 72.2% 68.7% 69 / 95 72.6% 68.7%
To the legs 19 / 32 59.4% 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 Filho L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Durden L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 68 / 155 43.9% 39.9% 560 / 1228 45.6% 39.9%
In the clinch 6 / 9 too few to rate 68.8% 55 / 75 73.3% 68.8%
On the ground 13 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 58 / 76 76.3% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 38 / 111 34.2% 35.4% 432 / 1030 41.9% 35.4%
To the body 26 / 38 68.4% 67.9% 123 / 199 61.8% 67.9%
To the legs 23 / 33 69.7% 79.7% 118 / 150 78.7% 79.7%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
956.3% acc · 2.36/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
4950.5% acc · 3.99/15 · norm 1.30
947.4% def · norm 61.2%
Takedowns stopped
1356.5% def · norm 61.2%
16:5729.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
68:3437.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
21:525:44 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
27:262:14 per 15 · norm 2:46
71.84/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
80.65/15 · norm 0.58

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