Hector Ramirez vs. James Irvin
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Hector Ramirez
Full career not yet synced for Hector Ramirez — 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
James Irvin
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Hector Ramirez
Distance 73.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 10.6%)
James Irvin
Distance 70.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 20.7% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Hector Ramirez
Head 89.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 9.7%)
James Irvin
Head 66.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 25.6% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ramirez L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Irvin L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 32 / 89 | 36.0% | 41.5% | 35 / 85 | 41.2% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 9 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 43 / 109 | 39.4% | 39.2% | 29 / 81 | 35.8% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 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 Ramirez L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Irvin L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 90 / 214 | 42.1% | 40.6% | 56 / 106 | 52.8% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 62 | 59.7% | 68.8% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 38 / 45 | 84.4% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 57 / 168 | 33.9% | 37.7% | 83 / 142 | 58.5% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 72.9% | 19 / 21 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 52 / 81 | 64.2% | 83.1% | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Irvin has more cage time on record.