Jose Quinonez vs.
Diego Rivas
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.
Jose Quinonez
Full career not yet synced for Jose Quinonez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Diego Rivas
Full career not yet synced for Diego Rivas — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 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)
Jose Quinonez
Distance 85.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 9.5% (norm 6.5%)
Diego Rivas
Distance 80.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 9.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jose Quinonez
Head 69.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 8.4%)
Diego Rivas
Head 67.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Quinonez L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Rivas L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 271 / 644 | 42.1% | 39.0% | 42 / 137 | 30.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 35 | 57.1% | 68.7% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 50 / 71 | 70.4% | 70.2% | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 175 / 519 | 33.7% | 34.9% | 36 / 116 | 31.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 66 / 110 | 60.0% | 66.8% | 15 / 33 | 45.5% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 100 / 121 | 82.6% | 79.4% | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 79.4% |
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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Quinonez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Rivas L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 237 / 707 | 33.5% | 39.3% | 71 / 170 | 41.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 47 | 57.4% | 70.4% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 20 / 35 | 57.1% | 72.4% | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 144 / 563 | 25.6% | 34.9% | 57 / 160 | 35.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 57 / 110 | 51.8% | 66.0% | 27 / 41 | 65.9% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 83 / 116 | 71.6% | 79.1% | 24 / 24 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
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 — Quinonez has more cage time on record.