Humberto Bandenay vs.
Austin Arnett
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.
Humberto Bandenay
Full career not yet synced for Humberto Bandenay — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Austin Arnett
Full career not yet synced for Austin Arnett — 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 -0.2 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)
Humberto Bandenay
Distance 89.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 6.5%)
Austin Arnett
Distance 89.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Humberto Bandenay
Head 77.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 7.8%)
Austin Arnett
Head 88.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bandenay L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Arnett L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 55 / 148 | 37.2% | 40.9% | 169 / 431 | 39.2% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 19 / 30 | 63.3% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 39 / 127 | 30.7% | 37.2% | 166 / 425 | 39.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 68.2% | 37 / 54 | 68.5% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 3 / 4 | 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 (Featherweight: 126 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 Bandenay L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Arnett L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 94 / 180 | 52.2% | 39.2% | 258 / 632 | 40.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 70.3% | 32 / 54 | 59.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 69.4% | 15 / 24 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 96 / 175 | 54.9% | 35.9% | 156 / 508 | 30.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 43 / 64 | 67.2% | 67.9% | 73 / 111 | 65.8% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 76 / 91 | 83.5% | 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 — Bandenay has more cage time on record.