Benardo Sopaj vs.
Ricky Turcios
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.
Benardo Sopaj
Full career not yet synced for Benardo Sopaj — 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
Ricky Turcios
Full career not yet synced for Ricky Turcios — 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 -0.3 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)
Benardo Sopaj
Distance 66.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 26.0% (norm 6.5%)
Ricky Turcios
Distance 83.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Benardo Sopaj
Head 89.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 5.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)
Ricky Turcios
Head 82.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sopaj L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Turcios L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 83 / 186 | 44.6% | 39.0% | 208 / 621 | 33.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 48 / 63 | 76.2% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 64 / 73 | 87.7% | 70.2% | 46 / 56 | 82.1% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 140 / 251 | 55.8% | 34.9% | 209 / 613 | 34.1% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 9 / 14 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 48 / 77 | 62.3% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 45 / 50 | 90.0% | 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 Sopaj L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Turcios L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 138 / 312 | 44.2% | 39.3% | 204 / 435 | 46.9% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 35 | 60.0% | 70.4% | 36 / 46 | 78.3% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 15 / 21 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 37 / 45 | 82.2% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 81 / 231 | 35.1% | 34.9% | 195 / 419 | 46.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 44 / 65 | 67.7% | 66.0% | 38 / 54 | 70.4% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 49 / 72 | 68.1% | 79.1% | 44 / 53 | 83.0% | 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 — Turcios has more cage time on record.