Cezar Ferreira vs. Marvin Vettori
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cezar Ferreira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Marvin Vettori
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cezar Ferreira
Distance 86.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 10.0%)
Marvin Vettori
Distance 92.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cezar Ferreira
Head 67.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 8.4%)
Marvin Vettori
Head 88.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ferreira L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Vettori L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 233 / 596 | 39.1% | 40.5% | 1353 / 3122 | 43.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 70.6% | 85 / 129 | 65.9% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 46 / 68 | 67.6% | 69.4% | 102 / 141 | 72.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 157 / 469 | 33.5% | 38.8% | 1206 / 2996 | 40.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 75 / 139 | 54.0% | 71.6% | 153 / 193 | 79.3% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 65 / 85 | 76.5% | 83.3% | 181 / 203 | 89.2% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Ferreira L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Vettori L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 260 / 651 | 39.9% | 39.5% | 1351 / 3203 | 42.2% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 97 | 64.9% | 70.4% | 87 / 126 | 69.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 58 / 77 | 75.3% | 69.0% | 42 / 62 | 67.7% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 260 / 645 | 40.3% | 37.9% | 918 / 2657 | 34.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 58 / 87 | 66.7% | 71.3% | 261 / 366 | 71.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 63 / 93 | 67.7% | 82.1% | 301 / 368 | 81.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vettori has more cage time on record.