Clay Collard vs.
Gabriel Benitez
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.
Clay Collard
Full career not yet synced for Clay Collard — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Gabriel Benitez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 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)
Clay Collard
Distance 86.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 6.5%)
Gabriel Benitez
Distance 93.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Clay Collard
Head 78.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 7.8%)
Gabriel Benitez
Head 77.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Collard L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Benitez L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 184 / 669 | 27.5% | 40.9% | 658 / 1638 | 40.2% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 56 | 69.6% | 70.8% | 19 / 36 | 52.8% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 45 | 55.6% | 69.2% | 54 / 80 | 67.5% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 147 / 604 | 24.3% | 37.2% | 416 / 1358 | 30.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 51 / 95 | 53.7% | 68.2% | 165 / 226 | 73.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 50 / 71 | 70.4% | 80.7% | 150 / 170 | 88.2% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Collard L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Benitez L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 206 / 474 | 43.5% | 39.2% | 532 / 1591 | 33.4% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 70.3% | 42 / 68 | 61.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 46 / 51 | 90.2% | 69.4% | 51 / 73 | 69.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 166 / 426 | 39.0% | 35.9% | 422 / 1462 | 28.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 94 / 129 | 72.9% | 67.9% | 123 / 181 | 68.0% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 34 / 41 | 82.9% | 81.5% | 80 / 89 | 89.9% | 81.5% |
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 — Benitez has more cage time on record.