Jorge Rivera vs.
Constantinos Philippou
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.
Jorge Rivera
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Constantinos Philippou
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 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)
Jorge Rivera
Distance 45.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 33.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 21.7% (norm 10.3%)
Constantinos Philippou
Distance 84.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.4% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jorge Rivera
Head 78.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)
Constantinos Philippou
Head 87.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rivera L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Philippou L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 114 / 343 | 33.2% | 40.5% | 176 / 586 | 30.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 165 / 253 | 65.2% | 70.3% | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 99 / 165 | 60.0% | 69.1% | 38 / 65 | 58.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 243 / 594 | 40.9% | 38.9% | 196 / 611 | 32.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 86 / 104 | 82.7% | 71.7% | 30 / 56 | 53.6% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 49 / 63 | 77.8% | 83.3% | 18 / 28 | 64.3% | 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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Rivera L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Philippou L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 96 / 329 | 29.2% | 39.5% | 189 / 512 | 36.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 132 / 238 | 55.5% | 70.9% | 41 / 57 | 71.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 52 / 86 | 60.5% | 69.0% | 75 / 100 | 75.0% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 175 / 519 | 33.7% | 37.9% | 165 / 494 | 33.4% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 60 / 82 | 73.2% | 71.3% | 72 / 95 | 75.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 45 / 52 | 86.5% | 82.1% | 68 / 80 | 85.0% | 82.1% |
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 — Rivera has more cage time on record.