Eric Schafer vs. Antonio Mendes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Eric Schafer
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.59 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Antonio Mendes
Full career not yet synced for Antonio Mendes — 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 +1.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Eric Schafer
Distance 72.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 17.8% (norm 10.6%)
Antonio Mendes
Distance 58.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 29.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 11.8% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Eric Schafer
Head 89.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 6.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 9.7%)
Antonio Mendes
Head 70.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 23.5% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Schafer L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Mendes L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 61 / 296 | 20.6% | 41.5% | 4 / 10 | too few to rate | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 40 | 62.5% | 70.8% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 55 / 73 | 75.3% | 72.9% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 110 / 367 | 30.0% | 39.2% | 3 / 12 | too few to rate | 39.2% |
| To the body | 19 / 28 | 67.9% | 72.0% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Schafer L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Mendes L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 130 / 387 | 33.6% | 40.6% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 68.8% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 68 / 113 | 60.2% | 70.4% | 37 / 48 | 77.1% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 198 / 510 | 38.8% | 37.7% | 36 / 48 | 75.0% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 72.9% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Schafer has more cage time on record.