Tanner Boser vs Jhonata DinizHeavyweight at UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott

Upcoming·UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott·Saturday, October 17, 2026
Tanner Boser
22-11-1
Stance
Orthodox
vs
Jhonata Diniz
9-2
Stance
Orthodox
Weight class
Heavyweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Rogers Place · Edmonton, Canada

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
Even

Even striking exchange

Effective offense
A+
91st
2.6
Even
A+
85th
2.2
Defense
B
66th
57%
+10
C
56th
56%
KO power
C
12 KO
0.2 KD
+9
C
7 KO
0.2 KD
See full Striking
Wrestling
Even

Wrestling stays neutral

Takedowns landed
F
15th
0.0
Even
F
15th
0.0
Takedown accuracy0%
Takedown defense
C
57th
70%
Even
C
56th
69%
Control time
D
26th
1.1 min
+13
F
13th
0.3 min
See full Grappling
Submission
Even

Little submission threat either way

Submission attempts
F
24th
0.0
Even
F
24th
0.0
Sub win rate
B
66th
9%
2 subs
Even
B
64th
0%
0 subs
Submission defense
D
37th
0%
Even
D
37th
0%
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Finishing
Even

Both hard to finish

Finish rate
D
39th
60%
Even
D
35th
33%
KO durability
C
50th
18%
Even
C
49th
20%
Submission defense
D
37th
0%
Even
D
36th
0%
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Pace
◂ Boser

Boser pushes the higher work rate over the fight

Work rate / min — full fight
5.2
4.1
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
5.4
3.6
Pace trend
+8%/rd
+32%/rd
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Form
Diniz ▸

Diniz is in better recent form than Boser

Win rate (career)
45%
60%
After a win
20%
33%
Last 5
40%
60%
Win streakL1L1
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Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition

Schedule strength
31%
24%
Win quality
30%
39%
Ranked opponents
2
1
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
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Activity
◂ Boser

Boser is fresher and more active than Diniz

Last bout
4mo
10mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
1
Even
1
Bouts, last 24 mo
1
3
See full Activity
Tale of the tape
Diniz ▸

Diniz 4" reach · Diniz 5 cm · Closed-stance matchup

35
Age
Even
35
6'2"
188cm
Height
2"
taller
6'4"
193cm
75"
191cm
Reach
4"
reach
79"
201cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Tanner BoserJhonata Diniz
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min4.823.89
Accuracy%53%56%
Defense%57%56%
Takedowns/150.00.0
TD defense%69%70%
Submissions/150.00.0

Career rate as a percentile within the heavyweight (305 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for Jhonata Diniz, from opponents’ full pro records
Jhonata Diniz
Developmental
Opponents' combined record
38-41
.481 win rate
Winning-record opponents
1 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
5
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.