Devin Powell vs.
Alvaro Herrera Mendoza
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.
Devin Powell
Full career not yet synced for Devin Powell — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Alvaro Herrera Mendoza
Full career not yet synced for Alvaro Herrera Mendoza — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 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)
Devin Powell
Distance 81.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 8.0%)
Alvaro Herrera Mendoza
Distance 92.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Devin Powell
Head 59.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 23.8% (norm 7.9%)
Alvaro Herrera Mendoza
Head 86.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Powell L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Mendoza L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 102 / 264 | 38.6% | 37.9% | 20 / 60 | 33.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 33 | 54.5% | 67.3% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 15 / 27 | 55.6% | 69.1% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 43 / 191 | 22.5% | 35.0% | 17 / 56 | 30.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 35 / 56 | 62.5% | 69.1% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 57 / 77 | 74.0% | 81.9% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Powell L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Mendoza L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 93 / 242 | 38.4% | 38.9% | 31 / 75 | 41.3% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 53 | 83.0% | 68.6% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 35 / 56 | 62.5% | 68.0% | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 256 | 38.3% | 35.1% | 20 / 60 | 33.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 54 / 67 | 80.6% | 68.1% | 8 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 81.5% | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 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 — Powell has more cage time on record.