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Albert Morales vs.
Manny Bermudez

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-4-1 Albert Morales · UFC
3-2-0 Manny Bermudez · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-4-1
UFC record
3-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
35.2
AgeΔ 3.1 yrs
32.1
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
101.3
Layoff (months)Δ 19.7 mo
81.6
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Manny Bermudez is a submission threat — 3.06 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Manny Bermudez hunts takedowns — 3.06 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Albert Morales rarely shoots — 0.61 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Albert Morales

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Manny Bermudez

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

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2783.75/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
862.92/min · norm 3.52
2943.96/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
792.68/min · norm 3.58
34.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
61.4%norm 43.4%
56.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
47.0%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
10.51/15 · norm 0.30

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

Albert Morales

Distance 93.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 6.5%)

Manny Bermudez

Distance 53.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 43.6% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Albert Morales

Head 80.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 5.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.7% (norm 8.4%)

Manny Bermudez

Head 87.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Morales L/AAccBantamweight med Bermudez L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 248 / 750 33.1% 39.0% 33 / 75 44.0% 39.0%
In the clinch 11 / 29 37.9% 68.7% 3 / 4 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 19 / 26 73.1% 70.2% 50 / 61 82.0% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 163 / 645 25.3% 34.9% 72 / 122 59.0% 34.9%
To the body 28 / 42 66.7% 66.8% 14 / 18 too few to rate 66.8%
To the legs 87 / 118 73.7% 79.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Morales L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Bermudez L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 226 / 582 38.8% 39.3% 50 / 112 44.6% 39.3%
In the clinch 10 / 20 too few to rate 70.4% 11 / 13 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 58 / 79 73.4% 72.4% 18 / 24 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 217 / 559 38.8% 34.9% 42 / 105 40.0% 34.9%
To the body 39 / 70 55.7% 66.0% 13 / 19 too few to rate 66.0%
To the legs 38 / 52 73.1% 79.1% 24 / 25 96.0% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

337.5% acc · 0.61/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
654.5% acc · 3.06/15 · norm 1.12
964.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
12:1216.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
12:1741.7% of cage time · norm 17.4%
17:463:35 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
10:165:13 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
63.06/15 · norm 0.28

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

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