Manoel Sousa vs. Richie Miranda
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Manoel Sousa
Full career not yet synced for Manoel Sousa — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Richie Miranda
Full career not yet synced for Richie Miranda — 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 +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Manoel Sousa
Distance 86.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)
Richie Miranda
Distance 76.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 11.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Manoel Sousa
Head 79.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 8.0%)
Richie Miranda
Head 90.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.7% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sousa L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Miranda L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 111 / 259 | 42.9% | 38.3% | 28 / 91 | 30.8% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 67.5% | 7 / 14 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 91 / 236 | 38.6% | 35.1% | 41 / 108 | 38.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 69.1% | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 81.8% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Sousa L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Miranda L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 90 / 234 | 38.5% | 38.8% | 49 / 98 | 50.0% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 68.6% | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 16 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 83 / 219 | 37.9% | 35.2% | 43 / 86 | 50.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 32 / 53 | 60.4% | 68.2% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sousa has more cage time on record.