Irwin Rivera vs.
Ali AlQaisi
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.
Irwin Rivera
Full career not yet synced for Irwin Rivera — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Ali AlQaisi
Full career not yet synced for Ali AlQaisi — 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 -1.0 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)
Irwin Rivera
Distance 93.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 6.5%)
Ali AlQaisi
Distance 91.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Irwin Rivera
Head 77.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 8.4%)
Ali AlQaisi
Head 74.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rivera L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | AlQaisi L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 136 / 320 | 42.5% | 39.0% | 63 / 157 | 40.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 99 / 266 | 37.2% | 34.9% | 40 / 128 | 31.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 29 / 52 | 55.8% | 66.8% | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 79.4% | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Rivera L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs AlQaisi L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 210 / 511 | 41.1% | 39.3% | 49 / 120 | 40.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 7 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 139 / 412 | 33.7% | 34.9% | 41 / 104 | 39.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 56 / 89 | 62.9% | 66.0% | 10 / 19 | too few to rate | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 79.1% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
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 — Rivera has more cage time on record.