Eddie Wineland vs. Joseph Benavidez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Eddie Wineland
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.45 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 41 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Joseph Benavidez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.31 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Eddie Wineland
Distance 94.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 6.4%)
Joseph Benavidez
Distance 89.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Eddie Wineland
Head 86.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 8.4%)
Joseph Benavidez
Head 71.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.9% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Wineland L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Benavidez L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 465 / 1678 | 27.7% | 39.2% | 764 / 2271 | 33.6% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 34 | 61.8% | 69.0% | 111 / 174 | 63.8% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 41 / 72 | 56.9% | 70.2% | 63 / 98 | 64.3% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 387 / 1541 | 25.1% | 35.3% | 505 / 1810 | 27.9% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 109 / 202 | 54.0% | 66.9% | 243 / 431 | 56.4% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 79.2% | 190 / 302 | 62.9% | 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 (Bantamweight: 121 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 Wineland L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Benavidez L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 572 / 1579 | 36.2% | 39.4% | 536 / 1429 | 37.5% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 65 | 76.9% | 70.6% | 126 / 182 | 69.2% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 37 / 68 | 54.4% | 72.1% | 60 / 71 | 84.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 392 / 1310 | 29.9% | 34.9% | 439 / 1292 | 34.0% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 129 / 228 | 56.6% | 66.1% | 206 / 289 | 71.3% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 138 / 174 | 79.3% | 78.8% | 77 / 101 | 76.2% | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Benavidez has more cage time on record.