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Alonzo Menifield vs. Volkan Oezdemir

UFC 12-6-1 vs. 9-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-6-1
UFC record
9-7-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
39
AgeΔ 2 yrs
37
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1
Layoff (months)Δ 9.9 mo
10.9
WWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Volkan Oezdemir carries real power — 0.70 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Alonzo Menifield carries real power — 0.64 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Volkan Oezdemir outworks the Light Heavyweight division — 4.99 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.48 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

Volkan Oezdemir

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 108
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.16 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6353.85/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
7514.99/min · norm 3.48
6513.95/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
6314.19/min · norm 3.37
51.5%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
48.4%norm 48.45%
50.5%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
55.4%norm 52.75%
70.64/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
70.70/15 · 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%)

Volkan Oezdemir

Distance 85.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 5.9% (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%)

Volkan Oezdemir

Head 77.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 12.0% (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 Oezdemir L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 481 / 1022 47.1% 41.5% 601 / 1329 45.2% 41.5%
In the clinch 96 / 145 66.2% 70.8% 88 / 133 66.2% 70.8%
On the ground 58 / 67 86.6% 72.9% 62 / 91 68.1% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 525 / 1108 47.4% 39.2% 470 / 1205 39.0% 39.2%
To the body 61 / 74 82.4% 72.0% 114 / 162 70.4% 72.0%
To the legs 49 / 52 94.2% 82.1% 167 / 186 89.8% 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 Oezdemir L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 457 / 1085 42.1% 40.6% 550 / 1295 42.5% 40.6%
In the clinch 178 / 213 83.6% 68.8% 67 / 97 69.1% 68.8%
On the ground 16 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 14 / 23 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 365 / 964 37.9% 37.7% 447 / 1162 38.5% 37.7%
To the body 224 / 282 79.4% 72.9% 128 / 189 67.7% 72.9%
To the legs 62 / 70 88.6% 83.1% 56 / 64 87.5% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
631.6% acc · 0.55/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
529.4% acc · 0.50/15 · norm 0.87
4679.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
5280.0% def · norm 66.7%
37:4922.9% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
16:4511.1% of cage time · norm 17.1%
31:442:53 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
19:011:53 per 15 · norm 2:50
20.18/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.10/15 · 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.