Hatsu Hioki vs.
Ivan Menjivar
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.
Hatsu Hioki
Full career not yet synced for Hatsu Hioki — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Ivan Menjivar
Full career not yet synced for Ivan Menjivar — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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)
Hatsu Hioki
Distance 83.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 6.5%)
Ivan Menjivar
Distance 83.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Hatsu Hioki
Head 70.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 25.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 7.8%)
Ivan Menjivar
Head 65.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hioki L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Menjivar L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 178 / 480 | 37.1% | 40.9% | 140 / 473 | 29.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 70.8% | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 52 / 65 | 80.0% | 69.2% | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 152 / 408 | 37.3% | 37.2% | 92 / 370 | 24.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 82 / 149 | 55.0% | 68.2% | 63 / 110 | 57.3% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 18 / 21 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 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 (Featherweight: 126 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 Hioki L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Menjivar L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 160 / 565 | 28.3% | 39.2% | 132 / 473 | 27.9% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 65 | 66.2% | 70.3% | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 40 / 65 | 61.5% | 69.4% | 43 / 88 | 48.9% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 137 / 502 | 27.3% | 35.9% | 107 / 453 | 23.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 61 / 103 | 59.2% | 67.9% | 56 / 96 | 58.3% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 45 / 90 | 50.0% | 81.5% | 47 / 60 | 78.3% | 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 — Menjivar has more cage time on record.