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Alonzo Menifield vs. Ovince Saint Preux

UFC 12-6-1 vs. 15-13-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-6-1
UFC record
15-13-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
39
AgeΔ 4 yrs
43
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
76"
ReachΔ 4"
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
1
Layoff (months)Δ 23.5 mo
24.5
WWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alonzo Menifield carries real power — 0.64 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Alonzo Menifield rarely shoots — 0.55 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 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

Ovince Saint Preux

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1513
Tier 3 — regional circuit 125

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6353.85/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
7933.08/min · norm 3.48
6513.95/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
9783.80/min · norm 3.37
51.5%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
45.9%norm 48.45%
50.5%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
47.2%norm 52.75%
70.64/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
60.35/15 · 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%)

Ovince Saint Preux

Distance 88.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 5.3% (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%)

Ovince Saint Preux

Head 74.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 7.3% (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 Preux L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 481 / 1022 47.1% 41.5% 653 / 1526 42.8% 41.5%
In the clinch 96 / 145 66.2% 70.8% 75 / 112 67.0% 70.8%
On the ground 58 / 67 86.6% 72.9% 65 / 91 71.4% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 525 / 1108 47.4% 39.2% 478 / 1290 37.1% 39.2%
To the body 61 / 74 82.4% 72.0% 218 / 312 69.9% 72.0%
To the legs 49 / 52 94.2% 82.1% 97 / 127 76.4% 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 Preux L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 457 / 1085 42.1% 40.6% 737 / 1531 48.1% 40.6%
In the clinch 178 / 213 83.6% 68.8% 148 / 204 72.5% 68.8%
On the ground 16 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 93 / 118 78.8% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 365 / 964 37.9% 37.7% 537 / 1249 43.0% 37.7%
To the body 224 / 282 79.4% 72.9% 217 / 316 68.7% 72.9%
To the legs 62 / 70 88.6% 83.1% 224 / 288 77.8% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
631.6% acc · 0.55/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1528.3% acc · 0.87/15 · norm 0.87
4679.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
5268.4% def · norm 66.7%
37:4922.9% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
29:3811.5% of cage time · norm 17.1%
31:442:53 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
50:092:55 per 15 · norm 2:50
20.18/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
60.35/15 · norm 0.28

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