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Alonzo Menifield vs. Iwo Baraniewski

UFC 12-6-1 vs. 3-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-6-1
UFC record
3-1-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
39
AgeΔ 12 yrs
27
6'0"
HeightΔ 0"
6'0"
76"
ReachΔ 3"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
1
WWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Iwo Baraniewski carries real power — 3.27 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Iwo Baraniewski outworks the Light Heavyweight division — 5.72 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.48 norm.
Alonzo Menifield carries real power — 0.64 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Alonzo Menifield

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 146
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Iwo Baraniewski

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 40
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 2.15 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 9 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6353.85/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
1055.72/min · norm 3.48
6513.95/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
925.01/min · norm 3.37
51.5%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
55.9%norm 48.45%
50.5%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
59.5%norm 52.75%
70.64/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
43.27/15 · norm 0.40

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

Alonzo Menifield

Distance 82.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 11.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 10.6%)

Iwo Baraniewski

Distance 64.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 18.6% (norm 10.6%)

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

Alonzo Menifield

Head 89.8% (norm 78.5%) · Body 6.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 9.7%)

Iwo Baraniewski

Head 85.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.6% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Menifield L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Baraniewski L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 481 / 1022 47.1% 41.5% 62 / 122 50.8% 41.5%
In the clinch 96 / 145 66.2% 70.8% 22 / 31 71.0% 70.8%
On the ground 58 / 67 86.6% 72.9% 21 / 35 60.0% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 525 / 1108 47.4% 39.2% 81 / 161 50.3% 39.2%
To the body 61 / 74 82.4% 72.0% 17 / 20 too few to rate 72.0%
To the legs 49 / 52 94.2% 82.1% 7 / 7 too few to rate 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Menifield L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Baraniewski L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 457 / 1085 42.1% 40.6% 61 / 179 34.1% 40.6%
In the clinch 178 / 213 83.6% 68.8% 31 / 48 64.6% 68.8%
On the ground 16 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 365 / 964 37.9% 37.7% 85 / 211 40.3% 37.7%
To the body 224 / 282 79.4% 72.9% 4 / 11 too few to rate 72.9%
To the legs 62 / 70 88.6% 83.1% 3 / 5 too few to rate 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
631.6% acc · 0.55/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
120.0% acc · 0.82/15 · norm 0.87
4679.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
583.3% def · norm 66.7%
37:4922.9% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
4:5126.4% of cage time · norm 17.1%
31:442:53 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
3:002:27 per 15 · norm 2:50
20.18/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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