Jeff Molina vs.
Daniel Lacerda
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Jeff Molina
Full career not yet synced for Jeff Molina — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500
Daniel Lacerda
Full career not yet synced for Daniel Lacerda — 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 -0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jeff Molina
Distance 87.8% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.2% (norm 7.3%)
Daniel Lacerda
Distance 82.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jeff Molina
Head 91.0% (norm 75.9%) · Body 6.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 2.8% (norm 9.3%)
Daniel Lacerda
Head 71.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Molina L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Lacerda L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 236 / 497 | 47.5% | 40.0% | 81 / 185 | 43.8% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 6 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 41 / 52 | 78.8% | 69.7% | 15 / 25 | 60.0% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 249 / 515 | 48.3% | 37.6% | 57 / 161 | 35.4% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 30 / 35 | 85.7% | 68.5% | 25 / 40 | 62.5% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 20 / 23 | too few to rate | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Molina L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Lacerda L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 367 | 41.7% | 40.1% | 83 / 145 | 57.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 129 / 180 | 71.7% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 94 / 299 | 31.4% | 35.2% | 147 / 241 | 61.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 57 / 72 | 79.2% | 68.2% | 36 / 53 | 67.9% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 31 / 35 | 88.6% | 80.3% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lacerda has more cage time on record.