Drew McFedries vs. Alessio Sakara
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Drew McFedries
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Alessio Sakara
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Drew McFedries
Distance 65.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 19.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 15.2% (norm 10.0%)
Alessio Sakara
Distance 54.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.9% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 31.3% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Drew McFedries
Head 86.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)
Alessio Sakara
Head 88.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | McFedries L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Sakara L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 57 / 139 | 41.0% | 40.5% | 133 / 343 | 38.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 40 | 65.0% | 70.6% | 56 / 87 | 64.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 69.4% | 110 / 196 | 56.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 84 / 182 | 46.2% | 38.8% | 241 / 552 | 43.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 71.6% | 49 / 64 | 76.6% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 9 / 10 | 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 McFedries L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Sakara L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 52 / 135 | 38.5% | 39.5% | 107 / 354 | 30.2% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 49 | 63.3% | 70.4% | 43 / 69 | 62.3% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 62 / 97 | 63.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 175 | 44.0% | 37.9% | 150 / 445 | 33.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 41 / 51 | 80.4% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sakara has more cage time on record.