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Alessio Di Chirico vs.
Eric Spicely

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

4-7-0 Alessio Di Chirico · UFC
2-5-0 Eric Spicely · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-7-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
36.6
AgeΔ 3.3 yrs
39.9
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
47.1
Layoff (months)Δ 38.4 mo
85.5
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Last 5 (newest first)
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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.

Eric Spicely is a submission threat — 0.98 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Eric Spicely absorbs 5.72 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.20 Middleweight norm — hittable.
Alessio Di Chirico defends head shots well — opponents land just 26%, vs a 38% Middleweight 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.

Alessio Di Chirico

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

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Eric Spicely

Full career not yet synced for Eric Spicely — 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 +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3753.32/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1703.71/min · norm 3.25
3893.44/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2625.72/min · norm 3.20
39.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
45.2%norm 47.4%
61.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
55.7%norm 53.8%
30.40/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Alessio Di Chirico

Distance 89.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 10.3%)

Eric Spicely

Distance 80.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 10.3%)

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

Alessio Di Chirico

Head 81.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.4%)

Eric Spicely

Head 91.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Chirico L/AAccMiddleweight med Spicely L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 314 / 842 37.3% 40.5% 108 / 302 35.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 45 / 71 63.4% 70.3% 38 / 45 84.4% 70.3%
On the ground 16 / 31 51.6% 69.1% 24 / 29 82.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 254 / 765 33.2% 38.9% 143 / 342 41.8% 38.9%
To the body 67 / 114 58.8% 71.7% 21 / 28 75.0% 71.7%
To the legs 54 / 65 83.1% 83.3% 6 / 6 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Chirico L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Spicely L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 335 / 940 35.6% 39.5% 203 / 505 40.2% 39.5%
In the clinch 53 / 70 75.7% 70.9% 40 / 57 70.2% 70.9%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 69.0% 19 / 29 65.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 196 / 741 26.5% 37.9% 198 / 515 38.4% 37.9%
To the body 110 / 168 65.5% 71.3% 58 / 70 82.9% 71.3%
To the legs 83 / 102 81.4% 82.1% 6 / 6 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1139.3% acc · 1.46/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
420.0% acc · 1.31/15 · norm 1.42
2083.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
375.0% def · norm 63.1%
11:4710.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
8:5019.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
9:231:14 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
8:532:54 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.98/15 · norm 0.47

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

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