Ihor Potieria vs.
Robert Bryczek
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.
Ihor Potieria
Full career not yet synced for Ihor Potieria — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Robert Bryczek
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 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)
Ihor Potieria
Distance 83.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 10.3%)
Robert Bryczek
Distance 86.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ihor Potieria
Head 80.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 8.4%)
Robert Bryczek
Head 74.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Potieria L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Bryczek L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 198 / 434 | 45.6% | 40.5% | 90 / 265 | 34.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 49 | 61.2% | 70.3% | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 69.1% | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 172 / 419 | 41.1% | 38.9% | 71 / 229 | 31.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 31 / 45 | 68.9% | 71.7% | 34 / 61 | 55.7% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 53 / 58 | 91.4% | 83.3% | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Potieria L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Bryczek L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 405 | 37.8% | 39.5% | 134 / 338 | 39.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 40 / 54 | 74.1% | 70.9% | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 92 / 129 | 71.3% | 69.0% | 45 / 66 | 68.2% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 204 / 455 | 44.8% | 37.9% | 133 / 345 | 38.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 51 / 90 | 56.7% | 71.3% | 19 / 34 | 55.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 30 / 43 | 69.8% | 82.1% | 36 / 41 | 87.8% | 82.1% |
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 — Potieria has more cage time on record.