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Ismael Bonfim vs. Francisco Prado

UFC 2-5-0 vs. 2-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-5-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
30
AgeΔ 6 yrs
24
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 2"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.3
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.3
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Francisco Prado is a submission threat — 0.72 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Ismael Bonfim outworks the Lightweight division — 4.75 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.
Francisco Prado's takedown defense leaks — 40% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ismael Bonfim

Full career not yet synced for Ismael Bonfim — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Francisco Prado

Full career not yet synced for Francisco Prado — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2414.75/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3163.79/min · norm 3.44
2234.40/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3544.24/min · norm 3.38
54.3%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
44.0%norm 43.65%
53.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.1%norm 56.3%
10.30/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.18/15 · norm 0.25

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

Ismael Bonfim

Distance 94.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 8.0%)

Francisco Prado

Distance 85.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Ismael Bonfim

Head 77.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 8.0%)

Francisco Prado

Head 69.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bonfim L/AAccLightweight med Prado L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 219 / 418 52.4% 38.3% 239 / 614 38.9% 38.3%
In the clinch 19 / 22 too few to rate 67.5% 20 / 24 too few to rate 67.5%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 68.8% 57 / 80 71.2% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 343 44.6% 35.1% 165 / 497 33.2% 35.1%
To the body 49 / 58 84.5% 69.1% 66 / 117 56.4% 69.1%
To the legs 39 / 43 90.7% 81.8% 85 / 104 81.7% 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 Bonfim L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Prado L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 148 / 371 39.9% 38.8% 295 / 691 42.7% 38.8%
In the clinch 34 / 40 85.0% 68.6% 33 / 42 78.6% 68.6%
On the ground 41 / 63 65.1% 68.0% 26 / 38 68.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 131 / 333 39.3% 35.2% 223 / 608 36.7% 35.2%
To the body 43 / 72 59.7% 68.2% 91 / 120 75.8% 68.2%
To the legs 49 / 69 71.0% 81.5% 40 / 43 93.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
433.3% acc · 1.18/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
626.1% acc · 1.08/15 · norm 1.34
861.5% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
640.0% def · norm 63.7%
3:467.4% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
14:3517.5% of cage time · norm 18.95%
13:574:07 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
17:123:05 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
40.72/15 · norm 0.48

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