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Daniel Lacerda vs.
Francisco Figueiredo

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

0-5-0 (1 NC) Daniel Lacerda · UFC
2-2-0 Francisco Figueiredo · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

0-5-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
2-2-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
30
AgeΔ 6 yrs
36
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
68"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
29.4
Layoff (months)Δ 18.1 mo
47.5
LNCLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLW
The read

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.

Daniel Lacerda carries real power — 1.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Daniel Lacerda absorbs 8.28 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.24 Flyweight norm — hittable.
Francisco Figueiredo hunts takedowns — 2.51 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Daniel Lacerda

Full career not yet synced for Daniel Lacerda — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Francisco Figueiredo

Full career not yet synced for Francisco Figueiredo — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1023.95/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
732.04/min · norm 3.49
2148.28/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
932.59/min · norm 3.24
45.5%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
61.9%norm 44.6%
35.0%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
61.6%norm 56.4%
31.74/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Daniel Lacerda

Distance 82.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 7.3%)

Francisco Figueiredo

Distance 78.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Daniel Lacerda

Head 71.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 9.3%)

Francisco Figueiredo

Head 51.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 22.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 25.4% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Lacerda L/AAccFlyweight med Figueiredo L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 81 / 185 43.8% 40.0% 54 / 92 58.7% 40.0%
In the clinch 6 / 14 too few to rate 70.4% 8 / 9 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 15 / 25 60.0% 69.7% 11 / 17 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 57 / 161 35.4% 37.6% 29 / 61 47.5% 37.6%
To the body 25 / 40 62.5% 68.5% 19 / 27 70.4% 68.5%
To the legs 20 / 23 too few to rate 80.0% 25 / 30 83.3% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Lacerda L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Figueiredo L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 83 / 145 57.2% 40.1% 51 / 180 28.3% 40.1%
In the clinch 2 / 4 too few to rate 68.8% 14 / 29 48.3% 68.8%
On the ground 129 / 180 71.7% 71.1% 28 / 33 84.8% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 241 61.0% 35.2% 63 / 187 33.7% 35.2%
To the body 36 / 53 67.9% 68.2% 12 / 24 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 31 / 35 88.6% 80.3% 18 / 31 58.1% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

450.0% acc · 2.32/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
675.0% acc · 2.51/15 · norm 1.30
0— def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1676.2% def · norm 62.5%
4:0615.9% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
11:2231.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
8:294:55 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
10:124:15 per 15 · norm 2:44
21.16/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
10.42/15 · norm 0.58

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lacerda has more cage time on record.

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