James Irvin vs. Alessio Sakara
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
James Irvin
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Alessio Sakara
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
James Irvin
Distance 70.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 20.7% (norm 10.6%)
Alessio Sakara
Distance 54.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.9% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 31.3% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
James Irvin
Head 66.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 25.6% (norm 9.7%)
Alessio Sakara
Head 88.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Irvin L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Sakara L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 35 / 85 | 41.2% | 41.5% | 133 / 343 | 38.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 56 / 87 | 64.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 72.9% | 110 / 196 | 56.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 29 / 81 | 35.8% | 39.2% | 241 / 552 | 43.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 49 / 64 | 76.6% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 82.1% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Irvin L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Sakara L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 56 / 106 | 52.8% | 40.6% | 107 / 354 | 30.2% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 43 / 69 | 62.3% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 38 / 45 | 84.4% | 70.4% | 62 / 97 | 63.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 83 / 142 | 58.5% | 37.7% | 150 / 445 | 33.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 19 / 21 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 41 / 51 | 80.4% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sakara has more cage time on record.