Clint Hester vs.
Antonio Braga Neto
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.
Clint Hester
Full career not yet synced for Clint Hester — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Antonio Braga Neto
Full career not yet synced for Antonio Braga Neto — 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 +1.3 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)
Clint Hester
Distance 85.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 10.3%)
Antonio Braga Neto
Distance 86.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.8% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Clint Hester
Head 84.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)
Antonio Braga Neto
Head 86.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hester L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Neto L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 191 / 497 | 38.4% | 40.5% | 25 / 104 | 24.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 70.3% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 34 / 48 | 70.8% | 69.1% | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 179 / 490 | 36.5% | 38.9% | 30 / 104 | 28.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 42 / 54 | 77.8% | 71.7% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 83.3% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Hester L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Neto L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 451 | 33.9% | 39.5% | 107 / 198 | 54.0% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 93 / 120 | 77.5% | 69.0% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 194 / 510 | 38.0% | 37.9% | 91 / 179 | 50.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 71.3% | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 30 / 40 | 75.0% | 82.1% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 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 — Hester has more cage time on record.