Ivan Menjivar vs. Matt Serra
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
Matt Serra
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 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%)
Matt Serra
Distance 73.0% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 8.1%)
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%)
Matt Serra
Head 75.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 17.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Serra L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 473 | 29.6% | 39.2% | 198 / 611 | 32.4% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 69.0% | 59 / 84 | 70.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.2% | 76 / 142 | 53.5% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 92 / 370 | 24.9% | 35.3% | 171 / 632 | 27.1% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 63 / 110 | 57.3% | 66.9% | 112 / 147 | 76.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 79.2% | 50 / 58 | 86.2% | 83.0% |
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 · Welterweight: 180 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 Serra L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 132 / 473 | 27.9% | 39.4% | 255 / 562 | 45.4% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.6% | 91 / 111 | 82.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 43 / 88 | 48.9% | 72.1% | 98 / 157 | 62.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 107 / 453 | 23.6% | 34.9% | 286 / 658 | 43.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 56 / 96 | 58.3% | 66.1% | 125 / 134 | 93.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 47 / 60 | 78.3% | 78.8% | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Serra has more cage time on record.