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Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Manuel Torres

UFC 7-4-0 vs. 5-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-4-0
UFC record
5-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
29
AgeΔ 2 yrs
31
6'3"
HeightΔ 5"
5'10"
75"
ReachΔ 2"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
1.2
Layoff (months)Δ 2.6 mo
3.8
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Manuel Torres carries real power — 2.93 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Ignacio Bahamondes carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Ignacio Bahamondes rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ignacio Bahamondes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 74
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 93

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Manuel Torres

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 62
Tier 3 — regional circuit 102

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7265.73/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
1246.05/min · norm 3.44
5074.00/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
914.44/min · norm 3.38
45.8%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
55.6%norm 43.65%
55.4%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
47.7%norm 56.3%
50.59/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
42.93/15 · norm 0.25

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

Ignacio Bahamondes

Distance 91.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.0%)

Manuel Torres

Distance 81.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Ignacio Bahamondes

Head 71.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 8.0%)

Manuel Torres

Head 79.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bahamondes L/AAccLightweight med Torres L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 638 / 1445 44.2% 38.3% 89 / 182 48.9% 38.3%
In the clinch 44 / 65 67.7% 67.5% 16 / 18 too few to rate 67.5%
On the ground 44 / 74 59.5% 68.8% 19 / 23 too few to rate 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 395 / 1124 35.1% 35.1% 83 / 177 46.9% 35.1%
To the body 168 / 250 67.2% 69.1% 33 / 36 91.7% 69.1%
To the legs 163 / 210 77.6% 81.8% 8 / 10 too few to rate 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Bahamondes L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Torres L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 429 / 1009 42.5% 38.8% 60 / 127 47.2% 38.8%
In the clinch 34 / 47 72.3% 68.6% 9 / 11 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 44 / 80 55.0% 68.0% 22 / 36 61.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 303 / 861 35.2% 35.2% 58 / 121 47.9% 35.2%
To the body 120 / 170 70.6% 68.2% 10 / 18 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 84 / 105 80.0% 81.5% 23 / 35 65.7% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 1.46/15 · norm 1.34
2665.0% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
975.0% def · norm 63.7%
7:436.1% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
1:398.0% of cage time · norm 18.95%
21:252:32 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
2:141:38 per 15 · norm 2:50
50.59/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
10.73/15 · norm 0.48

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