Dennis Bermudez vs.
Pablo Garza
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.
Dennis Bermudez
Full career not yet synced for Dennis Bermudez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Pablo Garza
Full career not yet synced for Pablo Garza — 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 +0.3 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)
Dennis Bermudez
Distance 66.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 13.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 6.5%)
Pablo Garza
Distance 60.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 29.8% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dennis Bermudez
Head 80.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 7.8%)
Pablo Garza
Head 73.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bermudez L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Garza L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 461 / 1248 | 36.9% | 40.9% | 76 / 218 | 34.9% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 159 / 257 | 61.9% | 70.8% | 18 / 34 | 52.9% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 250 / 376 | 66.5% | 69.2% | 63 / 107 | 58.9% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 583 / 1505 | 38.7% | 37.2% | 86 / 262 | 32.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 127 / 194 | 65.5% | 68.2% | 42 / 58 | 72.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 160 / 182 | 87.9% | 80.7% | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 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 Bermudez L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Garza L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 411 / 1183 | 34.7% | 39.2% | 66 / 151 | 43.7% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 145 / 217 | 66.8% | 70.3% | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 49 / 76 | 64.5% | 69.4% | 51 / 89 | 57.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 422 / 1215 | 34.7% | 35.9% | 75 / 183 | 41.0% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 125 / 180 | 69.4% | 67.9% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 58 / 81 | 71.6% | 81.5% | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 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 — Bermudez has more cage time on record.