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Ibo Aslan vs. Rafael Cerquiera

UFC 2-3-0 vs. 0-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-3-0
UFC record
0-3-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
30
Age
—
6'3"
Height
—
77"
Reach
—
Orthodox
Stance
—
10.5
Layoff (months)Δ 3.9 mo
14.4
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ibo Aslan carries real power — 0.95 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Rafael Cerquiera rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Ibo Aslan rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ibo Aslan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 33
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.08 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.2 wins over .500

Rafael Cerquiera

Full career not yet synced for Rafael Cerquiera — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1755.52/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
291.61/min · norm 3.48
1274.00/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
884.88/min · norm 3.37
46.4%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
44.6%norm 48.45%
56.1%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
36.7%norm 52.75%
20.95/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Ibo Aslan

Distance 89.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 10.6%)

Rafael Cerquiera

Distance 100.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.6%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Ibo Aslan

Head 84.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 6.6% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 9.7%)

Rafael Cerquiera

Head 81.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 3.1% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Aslan L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Cerquiera L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 152 / 339 44.8% 41.5% 29 / 65 44.6% 41.5%
In the clinch 22 / 36 61.1% 70.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 1 / 2 too few to rate 72.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 136 / 318 42.8% 39.2% 19 / 53 35.8% 39.2%
To the body 14 / 25 56.0% 72.0% 0 / 2 too few to rate 72.0%
To the legs 25 / 34 73.5% 82.1% 10 / 10 too few to rate 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 Aslan L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Cerquiera L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 101 / 255 39.6% 40.6% 62 / 102 60.8% 40.6%
In the clinch 13 / 19 too few to rate 68.8% 4 / 9 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 13 / 15 too few to rate 70.4% 22 / 28 78.6% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 82 / 225 36.4% 37.7% 63 / 112 56.2% 37.7%
To the body 33 / 46 71.7% 72.9% 14 / 15 too few to rate 72.9%
To the legs 12 / 18 too few to rate 83.1% 11 / 12 too few to rate 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
1487.5% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
440.0% def · norm 66.7%
0:080.4% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
0:272.5% of cage time · norm 17.1%
1:350:44 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
11:489:48 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Aslan has more cage time on record.