Julius Walker vs. Rafael Cerquiera
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Julius Walker
Full career not yet synced for Julius Walker — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Rafael Cerquiera
Full career not yet synced for Rafael Cerquiera — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Julius Walker
Distance 57.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 21.6% (norm 10.6%)
Rafael Cerquiera
Distance 100.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Julius Walker
Head 72.8% (norm 78.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 9.7%)
Rafael Cerquiera
Head 81.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 3.1% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Walker L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Cerquiera L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 78 / 175 | 44.6% | 41.5% | 29 / 65 | 44.6% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 64 | 64.1% | 70.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 56 / 66 | 84.8% | 72.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 103 / 222 | 46.4% | 39.2% | 19 / 53 | 35.8% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 44 / 55 | 80.0% | 72.0% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 28 / 28 | 100.0% | 82.1% | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Walker L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Cerquiera L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 127 / 225 | 56.4% | 40.6% | 62 / 102 | 60.8% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 68.8% | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 16 / 30 | 53.3% | 70.4% | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 125 / 239 | 52.3% | 37.7% | 63 / 112 | 56.2% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 72.9% | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Walker has more cage time on record.