Augusto Mendes vs.
Frankie Saenz
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.
Augusto Mendes
Full career not yet synced for Augusto Mendes — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Frankie Saenz
Full career not yet synced for Frankie Saenz — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 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)
Augusto Mendes
Distance 87.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.5%)
Frankie Saenz
Distance 70.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 22.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Augusto Mendes
Head 81.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 8.4%)
Frankie Saenz
Head 65.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Mendes L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Saenz L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 64 / 209 | 30.6% | 39.0% | 287 / 753 | 38.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 174 / 238 | 73.1% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 48 / 82 | 58.5% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 54 / 194 | 27.8% | 34.9% | 238 / 707 | 33.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 129 / 201 | 64.2% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 142 / 165 | 86.1% | 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 Mendes L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Saenz L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 89 / 243 | 36.6% | 39.3% | 322 / 771 | 41.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 30 | 76.7% | 70.4% | 95 / 132 | 72.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 22 / 35 | 62.9% | 72.4% | 35 / 42 | 83.3% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 52 / 195 | 26.7% | 34.9% | 295 / 745 | 39.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 59 / 81 | 72.8% | 66.0% | 114 / 150 | 76.0% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 23 / 32 | 71.9% | 79.1% | 43 / 50 | 86.0% | 79.1% |
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 — Saenz has more cage time on record.