Brandon Moreno vs. Ryan Benoit
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Brandon Moreno
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.7 wins over .500
Ryan Benoit
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brandon Moreno
Distance 91.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 7.3%)
Ryan Benoit
Distance 88.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brandon Moreno
Head 84.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 10.2% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 9.3%)
Ryan Benoit
Head 85.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 10.7% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Moreno L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Benoit L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1208 / 2855 | 42.3% | 39.9% | 249 / 693 | 35.9% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 76 / 130 | 58.5% | 70.1% | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 91 / 141 | 64.5% | 69.7% | 22 / 36 | 61.1% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1004 / 2638 | 38.1% | 37.6% | 233 / 666 | 35.0% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 229 / 319 | 71.8% | 68.5% | 50 / 84 | 59.5% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 142 / 169 | 84.0% | 80.0% | 23 / 32 | 71.9% | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Moreno L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Benoit L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1158 / 3061 | 37.8% | 39.9% | 326 / 833 | 39.1% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 92 | 59.8% | 68.8% | 29 / 46 | 63.0% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 100 / 124 | 80.6% | 70.4% | 33 / 50 | 66.0% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 898 / 2682 | 33.5% | 35.4% | 238 / 713 | 33.4% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 226 / 336 | 67.3% | 67.9% | 77 / 125 | 61.6% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 189 / 259 | 73.0% | 80.2% | 73 / 91 | 80.2% | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Moreno has more cage time on record.