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Kenny Robertson vs.
Ildemar Alcantara

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

4-5-0 Kenny Robertson · UFC
4-3-0 Ildemar Alcantara · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

4-5-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
42.5
AgeΔ 1.2 yrs
43.7
5'10"
HeightΔ 4"
6'2"
74"
ReachΔ 4"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
118.6
Layoff (months)Δ 14.1 mo
132.7
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL
The read

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.

Ildemar Alcantara is a submission threat — 0.92 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Kenny Robertson is a submission threat — 0.85 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Kenny Robertson owns the mat — in control 35% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Kenny Robertson

Full career not yet synced for Kenny Robertson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Ildemar Alcantara

Full career not yet synced for Ildemar Alcantara — 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 -0.6 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3273.72/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1881.93/min · norm 3.17
2653.02/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
2572.63/min · norm 3.06
47.1%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
38.7%norm 44.9%
52.3%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
50.3%norm 55.25%
20.34/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Kenny Robertson

Distance 70.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 15.7% (norm 8.1%)

Ildemar Alcantara

Distance 83.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Kenny Robertson

Head 79.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 8.4%)

Ildemar Alcantara

Head 78.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Robertson L/AAccWelterweight med Alcantara L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 193 / 491 39.3% 38.6% 129 / 406 31.8% 38.6%
In the clinch 65 / 95 68.4% 67.8% 34 / 41 82.9% 67.8%
On the ground 69 / 109 63.3% 67.2% 25 / 39 64.1% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 206 / 549 37.5% 37.2% 106 / 381 27.8% 37.2%
To the body 51 / 70 72.9% 70.7% 62 / 83 74.7% 70.7%
To the legs 70 / 76 92.1% 82.9% 20 / 22 too few to rate 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Robertson L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Alcantara L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 163 / 414 39.4% 39.0% 154 / 354 43.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 53 / 75 70.7% 68.9% 26 / 33 78.8% 68.9%
On the ground 49 / 67 73.1% 68.0% 77 / 130 59.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 178 / 443 40.2% 35.6% 161 / 377 42.7% 35.6%
To the body 62 / 88 70.5% 69.6% 36 / 70 51.4% 69.6%
To the legs 25 / 25 100.0% 82.1% 60 / 70 85.7% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

826.7% acc · 1.37/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
1368.4% acc · 2.00/15 · norm 1.27
1657.1% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2781.8% def · norm 63.9%
30:3534.8% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
16:2616.8% of cage time · norm 18.5%
20:083:26 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
27:184:11 per 15 · norm 3:15
50.85/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
60.92/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Robertson has more cage time on record.

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