Alonzo Menifield vs. William Knight
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Alonzo Menifield
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
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
William Knight
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
William Knight
Distance 81.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 8.9% (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%)
William Knight
Head 63.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 14.2% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 22.2% (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/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Knight L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 481 / 1022 | 47.1% | 41.5% | 116 / 295 | 39.3% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 96 / 145 | 66.2% | 70.8% | 29 / 33 | 87.9% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 58 / 67 | 86.6% | 72.9% | 29 / 32 | 90.6% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 525 / 1108 | 47.4% | 39.2% | 91 / 229 | 39.7% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 61 / 74 | 82.4% | 72.0% | 29 / 51 | 56.9% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 49 / 52 | 94.2% | 82.1% | 54 / 80 | 67.5% | 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/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Knight L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 457 / 1085 | 42.1% | 40.6% | 245 / 407 | 60.2% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 178 / 213 | 83.6% | 68.8% | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 365 / 964 | 37.9% | 37.7% | 109 / 231 | 47.2% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 224 / 282 | 79.4% | 72.9% | 59 / 85 | 69.4% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 62 / 70 | 88.6% | 83.1% | 118 / 140 | 84.3% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Menifield has more cage time on record.