Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Abu Azaitar
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marc-Andre Barriault
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Abu Azaitar
Full career not yet synced for Abu Azaitar — 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 -1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marc-Andre Barriault
Distance 75.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 18.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 10.0%)
Abu Azaitar
Distance 83.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 10.4% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marc-Andre Barriault
Head 83.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 8.4%)
Abu Azaitar
Head 71.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Barriault L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Azaitar L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 652 / 1629 | 40.0% | 40.5% | 143 / 380 | 37.6% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 278 / 399 | 69.7% | 70.6% | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 97 / 133 | 72.9% | 69.4% | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 749 / 1803 | 41.5% | 38.8% | 99 / 325 | 30.5% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 196 / 259 | 75.7% | 71.6% | 72 / 98 | 73.5% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 82 / 99 | 82.8% | 83.3% | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Barriault L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Azaitar L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 779 / 1708 | 45.6% | 39.5% | 126 / 302 | 41.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 233 / 312 | 74.7% | 70.4% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 69.0% | 50 / 72 | 69.4% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 659 / 1588 | 41.5% | 37.9% | 147 / 334 | 44.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 293 / 370 | 79.2% | 71.3% | 17 / 28 | 60.7% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 99 / 112 | 88.4% | 82.1% | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barriault has more cage time on record.