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Anthony Birchak vs.
Dileno Lopes

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-4-0 Anthony Birchak · UFC
0-2-0 Dileno Lopes · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

2-4-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
40.2
AgeΔ 1.7 yrs
41.9
5'8"
HeightΔ 3"
5'5"
69"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
63.6
Layoff (months)Δ 57.4 mo
121
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LL
The read

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.

Dileno Lopes is a submission threat — 1.50 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Anthony Birchak carries real power — 0.96 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Dileno Lopes hunts takedowns — 2.50 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Anthony Birchak

Full career not yet synced for Anthony Birchak — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Dileno Lopes

Full career not yet synced for Dileno Lopes — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1233.93/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
712.37/min · norm 3.52
1153.67/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1003.33/min · norm 3.58
36.6%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
36.2%norm 43.4%
56.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
53.9%norm 56.6%
20.96/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Anthony Birchak

Distance 77.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 15.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 6.5%)

Dileno Lopes

Distance 81.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 15.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Anthony Birchak

Head 73.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 8.4%)

Dileno Lopes

Head 77.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Birchak L/AAccBantamweight med Lopes L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 82 / 261 31.4% 39.0% 48 / 159 30.2% 39.0%
In the clinch 27 / 53 50.9% 68.7% 20 / 31 64.5% 68.7%
On the ground 14 / 22 too few to rate 70.2% 3 / 6 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 66 / 246 26.8% 34.9% 46 / 151 30.5% 34.9%
To the body 32 / 60 53.3% 66.8% 21 / 35 60.0% 66.8%
To the legs 25 / 30 83.3% 79.4% 4 / 10 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Birchak L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Lopes L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 69 / 188 36.7% 39.3% 62 / 153 40.5% 39.3%
In the clinch 19 / 32 59.4% 70.4% 17 / 35 48.6% 70.4%
On the ground 27 / 46 58.7% 72.4% 21 / 29 72.4% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 90 / 224 40.2% 34.9% 55 / 154 35.7% 34.9%
To the body 20 / 31 64.5% 66.0% 33 / 46 71.7% 66.0%
To the legs 5 / 11 too few to rate 79.1% 12 / 17 too few to rate 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

114.3% acc · 0.48/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
531.3% acc · 2.50/15 · norm 1.12
1361.9% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 66.7%
3:4111.8% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
7:5226.2% of cage time · norm 17.4%
10:555:13 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
5:452:52 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.48/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
31.50/15 · norm 0.28

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

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