Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Aswell Jr.
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Lucas Almeida
Full career not yet synced for Lucas Almeida — 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 +0.7 wins over .500
Michael Aswell Jr.
Full career not yet synced for Michael Aswell Jr. — 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)
Lucas Almeida
Distance 93.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 0.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 6.5%)
Michael Aswell Jr.
Distance 94.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Lucas Almeida
Head 74.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.2% (norm 7.9%)
Michael Aswell Jr.
Head 87.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Almeida L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Aswell L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 212 / 599 | 35.4% | 40.5% | 351 / 884 | 39.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 22 / 36 | 61.1% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 69.3% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 128 / 478 | 26.8% | 37.1% | 296 / 818 | 36.2% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 45 / 76 | 59.2% | 68.0% | 55 / 80 | 68.8% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 67 / 84 | 79.8% | 80.3% | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 80.3% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Almeida L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Aswell L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 183 / 348 | 52.6% | 39.3% | 364 / 803 | 45.3% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 62 / 85 | 72.9% | 69.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 168 / 342 | 49.1% | 35.9% | 230 / 621 | 37.0% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 68.0% | 106 / 140 | 75.7% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 81.5% | 42 / 62 | 67.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Almeida has more cage time on record.