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Alonzo Menifield vs. Zhang Mingyang

UFC 12-6-1 vs. 3-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-6-1
UFC record
3-2-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
39
AgeΔ 11 yrs
28
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1
Layoff (months)Δ 3.7 mo
4.7
WWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Zhang Mingyang carries real power — 1.50 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Zhang Mingyang rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight 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

Zhang Mingyang

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 32
Tier 3 — regional circuit 136

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6353.85/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
1336.64/min · norm 3.48
6513.95/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1115.55/min · norm 3.37
51.5%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
58.6%norm 48.45%
50.5%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
39.3%norm 52.75%
70.64/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
21.50/15 · 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%)

Zhang Mingyang

Distance 71.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 19.4% (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%)

Zhang Mingyang

Head 69.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 14.1% (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 Zhang L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 481 / 1022 47.1% 41.5% 86 / 163 52.8% 41.5%
In the clinch 96 / 145 66.2% 70.8% 16 / 20 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 58 / 67 86.6% 72.9% 31 / 44 70.5% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 525 / 1108 47.4% 39.2% 74 / 157 47.1% 39.2%
To the body 61 / 74 82.4% 72.0% 29 / 38 76.3% 72.0%
To the legs 49 / 52 94.2% 82.1% 30 / 32 93.8% 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 Zhang L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 457 / 1085 42.1% 40.6% 71 / 134 53.0% 40.6%
In the clinch 178 / 213 83.6% 68.8% 4 / 9 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 16 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 36 / 40 90.0% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 365 / 964 37.9% 37.7% 88 / 155 56.8% 37.7%
To the body 224 / 282 79.4% 72.9% 8 / 13 too few to rate 72.9%
To the legs 62 / 70 88.6% 83.1% 15 / 15 too few to rate 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
631.6% acc · 0.55/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
4679.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
3100.0% def · norm 66.7%
37:4922.9% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
3:3918.2% of cage time · norm 17.1%
31:442:53 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
3:232:32 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.