Laureano Staropoli vs.
Hector Aldana
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.
Laureano Staropoli
Full career not yet synced for Laureano Staropoli — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Hector Aldana
Full career not yet synced for Hector Aldana — 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 +0.3 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)
Laureano Staropoli
Distance 97.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.2% (norm 8.1%)
Hector Aldana
Distance 95.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Laureano Staropoli
Head 81.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.4%)
Hector Aldana
Head 74.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 16.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Staropoli L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Aldana L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 283 / 851 | 33.3% | 38.6% | 109 / 289 | 37.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 198 / 712 | 27.8% | 37.2% | 64 / 225 | 28.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 72 / 133 | 54.1% | 70.7% | 13 / 26 | 50.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 82.9% | 39 / 51 | 76.5% | 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 Staropoli L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Aldana L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 258 / 613 | 42.1% | 39.0% | 150 / 385 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 109 | 67.0% | 68.9% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 11 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 200 / 557 | 35.9% | 35.6% | 104 / 325 | 32.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 73 / 101 | 72.3% | 69.6% | 21 / 41 | 51.2% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 63 / 73 | 86.3% | 82.1% | 39 / 41 | 95.1% | 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 — Staropoli has more cage time on record.