Ildemar Alcantara vs.
Wagner Prado
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.
Ildemar Alcantara
Full career not yet synced for Ildemar Alcantara — 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 -0.6 wins over .500
Wagner Prado
Full career not yet synced for Wagner Prado — 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 +2.7 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)
Ildemar Alcantara
Distance 83.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.1%)
Wagner Prado
Distance 92.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ildemar Alcantara
Head 78.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 8.4%)
Wagner Prado
Head 67.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 31.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Alcantara L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Prado L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 129 / 406 | 31.8% | 38.6% | 28 / 74 | 37.8% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 41 | 82.9% | 67.8% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 67.2% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 106 / 381 | 27.8% | 37.2% | 16 / 54 | 29.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 62 / 83 | 74.7% | 70.7% | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 20 / 22 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 0 / 1 | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Alcantara L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Prado L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 154 / 354 | 43.5% | 39.0% | 29 / 78 | 37.2% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 68.9% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 77 / 130 | 59.2% | 68.0% | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 161 / 377 | 42.7% | 35.6% | 29 / 78 | 37.2% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 36 / 70 | 51.4% | 69.6% | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 60 / 70 | 85.7% | 82.1% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 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 — Alcantara has more cage time on record.