Alex Oliveira vs. Donald Cerrone
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Alex Oliveira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 9 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 48 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Donald Cerrone
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 23 | 14 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 23 tier-1/2 wins · 27 finish wins over 55 documented bouts
In the UFC: 20-13 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Alex Oliveira
Distance 69.7% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 17.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 8.1%)
Donald Cerrone
Distance 89.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alex Oliveira
Head 71.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 8.0%)
Donald Cerrone
Head 71.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Oliveira L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Cerrone L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 374 / 857 | 43.6% | 38.5% | 1478 / 3290 | 44.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 142 / 209 | 67.9% | 67.8% | 151 / 229 | 65.9% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 113 / 164 | 68.9% | 67.0% | 119 / 172 | 69.2% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 356 / 884 | 40.3% | 36.4% | 893 / 2630 | 34.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 158 / 218 | 72.5% | 70.7% | 442 / 589 | 75.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 115 / 128 | 89.8% | 83.0% | 413 / 472 | 87.5% | 81.8% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Oliveira L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Cerrone L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 303 / 704 | 43.0% | 39.1% | 1558 / 3375 | 46.2% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 108 / 141 | 76.6% | 68.9% | 211 / 305 | 69.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 126 / 162 | 77.8% | 68.0% | 56 / 88 | 63.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 328 / 737 | 44.5% | 35.6% | 1069 / 2721 | 39.3% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 90 / 135 | 66.7% | 69.6% | 444 / 668 | 66.5% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 119 / 135 | 88.1% | 82.2% | 312 / 379 | 82.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cerrone has more cage time on record.