Hugo Viana vs.
John Teixeira
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.
Hugo Viana
Full career not yet synced for Hugo Viana — 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 +0.2 wins over .500
John Teixeira
Full career not yet synced for John Teixeira — 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 +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)
Hugo Viana
Distance 90.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 6.5%)
John Teixeira
Distance 87.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Hugo Viana
Head 79.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 8.4%)
John Teixeira
Head 70.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Viana L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Teixeira L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 179 / 480 | 37.3% | 39.0% | 39 / 123 | 31.7% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 29 | 48.3% | 68.7% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 12 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 131 / 422 | 31.0% | 34.9% | 19 / 98 | 19.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 58 / 89 | 65.2% | 66.8% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
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 · Featherweight: 126 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 Viana L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Teixeira L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 126 / 390 | 32.3% | 39.3% | 60 / 127 | 47.2% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 54 | 77.8% | 70.4% | 5 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 47 / 63 | 74.6% | 72.4% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 125 / 391 | 32.0% | 34.9% | 31 / 98 | 31.6% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 62 / 80 | 77.5% | 66.0% | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 28 / 36 | 77.8% | 79.1% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
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 — Viana has more cage time on record.