Alonzo Menifield vs.
William Knight
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
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: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
William Knight
Full career not yet synced for William Knight — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Alonzo Menifield
Distance 83.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 10.4%)
William Knight
Distance 81.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alonzo Menifield
Head 88.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 9.7%)
William Knight
Head 63.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.2% (norm 11.7%) · 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 | 439 / 890 | 49.3% | 41.4% | 116 / 295 | 39.3% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 76 / 115 | 66.1% | 70.9% | 29 / 33 | 87.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 58 / 67 | 86.6% | 72.3% | 29 / 32 | 90.6% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 469 / 953 | 49.2% | 38.9% | 91 / 229 | 39.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 57 / 69 | 82.6% | 71.9% | 29 / 51 | 56.9% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 47 / 50 | 94.0% | 81.8% | 54 / 80 | 67.5% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 | 407 / 988 | 41.2% | 40.4% | 245 / 407 | 60.2% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 162 / 190 | 85.3% | 68.7% | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 313 / 860 | 36.4% | 37.5% | 109 / 231 | 47.2% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 211 / 267 | 79.0% | 72.3% | 59 / 85 | 69.4% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 60 / 68 | 88.2% | 83.0% | 118 / 140 | 84.3% | 83.0% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Menifield has more cage time on record.