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Brady Hiestand vs. Ricky Turcios

UFC 4-1-0 vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-1-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
27
AgeΔ 6 yrs
33
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
71"
ReachΔ 0"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.8
Layoff (months)Δ 6.7 mo
7.5
WWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Brady Hiestand is a submission threat — 1.38 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Brady Hiestand hunts takedowns — 4.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Ricky Turcios is a submission threat — 0.41 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brady Hiestand

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

In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1782.72/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
3024.14/min · norm 3.52
2403.67/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2773.79/min · norm 3.58
50.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
40.8%norm 43.5%
51.7%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
47.3%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.21/15 · norm 0.29

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

Brady Hiestand

Distance 89.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.4%)

Ricky Turcios

Distance 83.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 6.4%)

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

Brady Hiestand

Head 82.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 8.4%)

Ricky Turcios

Head 82.8% (norm 77.5%) · 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 Hiestand L/AAccBantamweight med Turcios L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 148 / 317 46.7% 39.2% 208 / 621 33.5% 39.2%
In the clinch 19 / 25 76.0% 69.0% 48 / 63 76.2% 69.0%
On the ground 11 / 12 too few to rate 70.2% 46 / 56 82.1% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 133 / 293 45.4% 35.3% 209 / 613 34.1% 35.3%
To the body 32 / 43 74.4% 66.9% 48 / 77 62.3% 66.9%
To the legs 13 / 18 too few to rate 79.2% 45 / 50 90.0% 79.2%

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: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Hiestand L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Turcios L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 156 / 378 41.3% 39.4% 204 / 435 46.9% 39.4%
In the clinch 45 / 58 77.6% 70.6% 36 / 46 78.3% 70.6%
On the ground 39 / 61 63.9% 72.1% 37 / 45 82.2% 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 181 / 427 42.4% 34.9% 195 / 419 46.5% 34.9%
To the body 35 / 44 79.5% 66.1% 38 / 54 70.4% 66.1%
To the legs 24 / 26 92.3% 78.8% 44 / 53 83.0% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1837.5% acc · 4.13/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
521.7% acc · 1.03/15 · norm 1.12
861.5% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
1544.1% def · norm 65.7%
28:3043.6% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
13:3118.5% of cage time · norm 17.8%
9:232:09 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
21:204:22 per 15 · norm 2:24
61.38/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.41/15 · norm 0.28

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