Cathal Pendred vs.
Augusto Montano
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.
Cathal Pendred
Full career not yet synced for Cathal Pendred — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Augusto Montano
Full career not yet synced for Augusto Montano — 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)
Cathal Pendred
Distance 87.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 8.1%)
Augusto Montano
Distance 81.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 16.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cathal Pendred
Head 60.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 25.8% (norm 8.4%)
Augusto Montano
Head 58.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 26.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pendred L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Montano L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 141 / 354 | 39.8% | 38.6% | 85 / 208 | 40.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 40 / 50 | 80.0% | 67.8% | 29 / 41 | 70.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 55 / 245 | 22.4% | 37.2% | 40 / 149 | 26.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 38 / 57 | 66.7% | 70.7% | 22 / 39 | 56.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 89 / 105 | 84.8% | 82.9% | 56 / 68 | 82.4% | 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 Pendred L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Montano L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 168 / 410 | 41.0% | 39.0% | 74 / 182 | 40.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 54 | 61.1% | 68.9% | 4 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 19 / 31 | 61.3% | 68.0% | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 165 / 408 | 40.4% | 35.6% | 63 / 168 | 37.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 31 / 58 | 53.4% | 69.6% | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 24 / 29 | 82.8% | 82.1% | 24 / 30 | 80.0% | 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 — Pendred has more cage time on record.