Hecher Sosa vs.
Luan Lacerda
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.
Hecher Sosa
Full career not yet synced for Hecher Sosa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Luan Lacerda
Full career not yet synced for Luan Lacerda — 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
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)
Hecher Sosa
Distance 85.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 14.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
Luan Lacerda
Distance 89.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Hecher Sosa
Head 76.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)
Luan Lacerda
Head 66.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 30.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sosa L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Lacerda L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 88 / 189 | 46.6% | 39.0% | 164 / 405 | 40.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 32 | 50.0% | 68.7% | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 67 / 170 | 39.4% | 34.9% | 95 / 299 | 31.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 25 / 37 | 67.6% | 66.8% | 85 / 136 | 62.5% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 14 / 17 | 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 Sosa L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Lacerda L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 53 / 150 | 35.3% | 39.3% | 235 / 488 | 48.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 28 / 51 | 54.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 31 / 40 | 77.5% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 35 / 118 | 29.7% | 34.9% | 185 / 433 | 42.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 22 / 44 | 50.0% | 66.0% | 68 / 99 | 68.7% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 41 / 47 | 87.2% | 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 — Lacerda has more cage time on record.