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Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert

UFC 4-5-0 vs. 1-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-5-0
UFC record
1-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
44
AgeΔ 4 yrs
40
5'6"
HeightΔ 2"
5'8"
64"
ReachΔ 4"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
151.6
Layoff (months)Δ 7.2 mo
158.8
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
John Albert is a submission threat — 6.14 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Ivan Menjivar is a submission threat — 1.03 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
John Albert carries real power — 0.68 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ivan Menjivar

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 3 — regional circuit 217

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

John Albert

Full career not yet synced for John Albert — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2072.36/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
673.05/min · norm 3.52
2102.40/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
622.82/min · norm 3.58
36.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
49.6%norm 43.5%
65.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
35.4%norm 56.6%
20.34/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.68/15 · norm 0.29

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%)

John Albert

Distance 67.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 17.8% (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%)

John Albert

Head 76.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.2% (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/AAccBantamweight med Albert L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 140 / 473 29.6% 39.2% 34 / 91 37.4% 39.2%
In the clinch 32 / 47 68.1% 69.0% 15 / 20 too few to rate 69.0%
On the ground 35 / 48 72.9% 70.2% 18 / 24 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 92 / 370 24.9% 35.3% 44 / 103 42.7% 35.3%
To the body 63 / 110 57.3% 66.9% 16 / 25 64.0% 66.9%
To the legs 52 / 88 59.1% 79.2% 7 / 7 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/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Albert L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 132 / 473 27.9% 39.4% 22 / 47 46.8% 39.4%
In the clinch 35 / 48 72.9% 70.6% 2 / 5 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 43 / 88 48.9% 72.1% 38 / 44 86.4% 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 107 / 453 23.6% 34.9% 40 / 70 57.1% 34.9%
To the body 56 / 96 58.3% 66.1% 15 / 18 too few to rate 66.1%
To the legs 47 / 60 78.3% 78.8% 7 / 8 too few to rate 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
228.6% acc · 0.34/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
830.8% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
250.0% def · norm 65.7%
4:134.8% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
3:3015.9% of cage time · norm 17.8%
36:096:11 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
14:4910:06 per 15 · norm 2:24
61.03/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
96.14/15 · norm 0.28

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