Fernie Garcia vs.
Brady Hiestand
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.
Fernie Garcia
Full career not yet synced for Fernie Garcia — 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 -0.5 wins over .500
Brady Hiestand
Full career not yet synced for Brady Hiestand — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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)
Fernie Garcia
Distance 97.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 6.5%)
Brady Hiestand
Distance 90.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Fernie Garcia
Head 84.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.4%)
Brady Hiestand
Head 81.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Garcia L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Hiestand L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 95 / 285 | 33.3% | 39.0% | 127 / 269 | 47.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 68 / 248 | 27.4% | 34.9% | 112 / 244 | 45.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 79.4% |
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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Garcia L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Hiestand L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 151 / 322 | 46.9% | 39.3% | 138 / 329 | 41.9% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 34 / 42 | 81.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 72.4% | 39 / 61 | 63.9% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 109 / 267 | 40.8% | 34.9% | 170 / 380 | 44.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 49 / 65 | 75.4% | 66.0% | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 33 / 46 | 71.7% | 79.1% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
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 — Garcia has more cage time on record.