Ivan Menjivar vs. Urijah Faber
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
Urijah Faber
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.08 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 27 finish wins over 46 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 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%)
Urijah Faber
Distance 77.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 14.5% (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%)
Urijah Faber
Head 82.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.1% (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 | Faber L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 473 | 29.6% | 39.2% | 444 / 1312 | 33.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 69.0% | 97 / 139 | 69.8% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.2% | 172 / 247 | 69.6% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 92 / 370 | 24.9% | 35.3% | 524 / 1407 | 37.2% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 63 / 110 | 57.3% | 66.9% | 137 / 222 | 61.7% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 79.2% | 52 / 69 | 75.4% | 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 Faber L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 132 / 473 | 27.9% | 39.4% | 578 / 1819 | 31.8% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.6% | 100 / 157 | 63.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 43 / 88 | 48.9% | 72.1% | 32 / 59 | 54.2% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 107 / 453 | 23.6% | 34.9% | 411 / 1592 | 25.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 56 / 96 | 58.3% | 66.1% | 122 / 219 | 55.7% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 47 / 60 | 78.3% | 78.8% | 177 / 224 | 79.0% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Faber has more cage time on record.