Ike Villanueva vs.
Nicolae Negumereanu
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.
Ike Villanueva
Full career not yet synced for Ike Villanueva — 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 -1.3 wins over .500
Nicolae Negumereanu
Full career not yet synced for Nicolae Negumereanu — 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 -0.3 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)
Ike Villanueva
Distance 89.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 10.4%)
Nicolae Negumereanu
Distance 84.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ike Villanueva
Head 89.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 1.3% (norm 9.7%)
Nicolae Negumereanu
Head 85.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Villanueva L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Negumereanu L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 78 / 213 | 36.6% | 41.4% | 155 / 432 | 35.9% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 49 / 66 | 74.2% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 72 / 214 | 33.6% | 38.9% | 158 / 434 | 36.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 20 / 39 | 51.3% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 32 / 37 | 86.5% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Villanueva L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Negumereanu L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 151 / 247 | 61.1% | 40.4% | 246 / 444 | 55.4% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 27 | 85.2% | 68.7% | 27 / 34 | 79.4% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 53 / 60 | 88.3% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 82 / 164 | 50.0% | 37.5% | 251 / 453 | 55.4% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 48 / 62 | 77.4% | 72.3% | 49 / 55 | 89.1% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 52 / 60 | 86.7% | 83.0% | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 83.0% |
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 — Villanueva has more cage time on record.