Cody Stamann vs.
Jimmie Rivera
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.
Cody Stamann
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Jimmie Rivera
Full career not yet synced for Jimmie Rivera — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 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)
Cody Stamann
Distance 85.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 6.5%)
Jimmie Rivera
Distance 93.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cody Stamann
Head 77.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.4%)
Jimmie Rivera
Head 73.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Stamann L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Rivera L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 599 / 1415 | 42.3% | 39.0% | 485 / 1273 | 38.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 101 / 147 | 68.7% | 68.7% | 54 / 78 | 69.2% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 76 / 94 | 80.9% | 70.2% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 493 / 1275 | 38.7% | 34.9% | 298 / 1001 | 29.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 202 / 279 | 72.4% | 66.8% | 114 / 194 | 58.8% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 81 / 102 | 79.4% | 79.4% | 140 / 173 | 80.9% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Stamann L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Rivera L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 609 / 1635 | 37.2% | 39.3% | 461 / 1246 | 37.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 58 / 101 | 57.4% | 70.4% | 64 / 79 | 81.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 36 / 43 | 83.7% | 72.4% | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 393 / 1334 | 29.5% | 34.9% | 251 / 955 | 26.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 180 / 277 | 65.0% | 66.0% | 147 / 219 | 67.1% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 130 / 168 | 77.4% | 79.1% | 137 / 168 | 81.5% | 79.1% |
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 — Stamann has more cage time on record.