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Gustavo Lopez vs.
Alatengheili

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-2-1 Gustavo Lopez · UFC
5-3-1 Alatengheili · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-2-1
UFC record
5-3-1
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
37.1
AgeΔ 2.5 yrs
34.6
5'5"
HeightΔ 0"
5'5"
67"
ReachΔ 1"
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
58.6
Layoff (months)Δ 43.3 mo
15.3
DLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW
The read

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.

Gustavo Lopez is a submission threat — 0.69 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Gustavo Lopez hunts takedowns — 1.74 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Alatengheili hunts takedowns — 1.74 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Gustavo Lopez

Full career not yet synced for Gustavo Lopez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Alatengheili

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 63
Tier 3 — regional circuit 117

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.47 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1072.48/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
3402.81/min · norm 3.52
1673.87/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
6195.12/min · norm 3.58
40.2%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
32.7%norm 43.4%
57.1%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
57.3%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
10.12/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Gustavo Lopez

Distance 82.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.1% (norm 6.5%)

Alatengheili

Distance 97.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 0.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Gustavo Lopez

Head 79.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)

Alatengheili

Head 83.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Lopez L/AAccBantamweight med Alatengheili L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 83 / 220 37.7% 39.0% 325 / 1013 32.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 11 / 27 40.7% 68.7% 2 / 6 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 13 / 19 too few to rate 70.2% 13 / 20 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 68 / 212 32.1% 34.9% 223 / 862 25.9% 34.9%
To the body 24 / 32 75.0% 66.8% 71 / 117 60.7% 66.8%
To the legs 15 / 22 too few to rate 79.4% 46 / 60 76.7% 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 Lopez L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Alatengheili L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 111 / 304 36.5% 39.3% 572 / 1378 41.5% 39.3%
In the clinch 7 / 11 too few to rate 70.4% 24 / 40 60.0% 70.4%
On the ground 49 / 74 66.2% 72.4% 23 / 31 74.2% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 110 / 311 35.4% 34.9% 367 / 1062 34.6% 34.9%
To the body 36 / 55 65.5% 66.0% 135 / 211 64.0% 66.0%
To the legs 21 / 23 too few to rate 79.1% 117 / 176 66.5% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

541.7% acc · 1.74/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1443.8% acc · 1.74/15 · norm 1.12
631.6% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
975.0% def · norm 66.7%
3:117.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
17:0614.2% of cage time · norm 17.4%
9:243:15 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
2:470:20 per 15 · norm 2:24
20.69/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Alatengheili has more cage time on record.

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