Antonio Carlos Junior vs.
Ian Heinisch
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.
Antonio Carlos Junior
Full career not yet synced for Antonio Carlos Junior — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Ian Heinisch
Full career not yet synced for Ian Heinisch — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 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)
Antonio Carlos Junior
Distance 78.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.4% (norm 10.3%)
Ian Heinisch
Distance 78.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Antonio Carlos Junior
Head 82.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)
Ian Heinisch
Head 70.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Junior L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Heinisch L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 187 / 535 | 35.0% | 40.5% | 191 / 433 | 44.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 41 | 70.7% | 70.3% | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 74 / 105 | 70.5% | 69.1% | 52 / 71 | 73.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 196 / 564 | 34.8% | 38.9% | 158 / 387 | 40.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 52 / 72 | 72.2% | 71.7% | 50 / 81 | 61.7% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 42 / 45 | 93.3% | 83.3% | 68 / 84 | 81.0% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Junior L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Heinisch L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 146 / 430 | 34.0% | 39.5% | 210 / 555 | 37.8% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 70.9% | 34 / 43 | 79.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 155 / 220 | 70.5% | 69.0% | 13 / 31 | 41.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 230 / 550 | 41.8% | 37.9% | 172 / 499 | 34.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 33 / 52 | 63.5% | 71.3% | 59 / 100 | 59.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 56 / 74 | 75.7% | 82.1% | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 82.1% |
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 — Junior has more cage time on record.