Ben Alloway vs.
Manuel Rodriguez
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.
Ben Alloway
Full career not yet synced for Ben Alloway — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Manuel Rodriguez
Full career not yet synced for Manuel Rodriguez — 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 +0.0 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)
Ben Alloway
Distance 74.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.5% (norm 8.1%)
Manuel Rodriguez
Distance 100.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ben Alloway
Head 69.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.7% (norm 8.4%)
Manuel Rodriguez
Head 100.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Alloway L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Rodriguez L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 20 / 47 | 42.6% | 38.6% | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 18 / 44 | 40.9% | 37.2% | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 37.2% |
| To the body | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Alloway L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Rodriguez L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 18 / 48 | 37.5% | 39.0% | 9 / 17 | too few to rate | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 46 | 41.3% | 68.9% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 9 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 30 / 87 | 34.5% | 35.6% | 10 / 19 | too few to rate | 35.6% |
| To the body | 12 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 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 — Alloway has more cage time on record.