Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ivan Menjivar
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Charlie Valencia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.07 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ivan Menjivar
Distance 83.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 6.4%)
Charlie Valencia
Distance 70.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 30.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ivan Menjivar
Head 65.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 19.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 8.4%)
Charlie Valencia
Head 40.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 30.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 30.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Menjivar L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Valencia L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 473 | 29.6% | 39.2% | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 69.0% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 92 / 370 | 24.9% | 35.3% | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 35.3% |
| To the body | 63 / 110 | 57.3% | 66.9% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 79.2% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 79.2% |
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: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Menjivar L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Valencia L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 132 / 473 | 27.9% | 39.4% | 0 / 10 | too few to rate | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.6% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 43 / 88 | 48.9% | 72.1% | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 107 / 453 | 23.6% | 34.9% | 5 / 18 | too few to rate | 34.9% |
| To the body | 56 / 96 | 58.3% | 66.1% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 47 / 60 | 78.3% | 78.8% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Menjivar has more cage time on record.