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Mateus Mendonca vs. Jesus Aguilar

UFC 0-3-0 vs. 4-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-3-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
27
AgeΔ 3 yrs
30
5'6"
HeightΔ 2"
5'4"
71"
ReachΔ 9"
62"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
31.8
Layoff (months)Δ 24.3 mo
7.5
LLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mateus Mendonca owns the mat — in control 35% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Mateus Mendonca hunts takedowns — 2.60 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Jesus Aguilar is a submission threat — 1.11 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mateus Mendonca

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Jesus Aguilar

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

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

501.44/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
1772.63/min · norm 3.48
1434.13/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1672.48/min · norm 3.24
37.0%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
37.3%norm 44.6%
28.9%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
60.7%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.22/15 · norm 0.18

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

Mateus Mendonca

Distance 80.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 14.8% (norm 7.3%)

Jesus Aguilar

Distance 92.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 7.3%)

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

Mateus Mendonca

Head 81.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.6% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 9.3%)

Jesus Aguilar

Head 70.0% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.2% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Mendonca L/AAccFlyweight med Aguilar L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 33 / 109 30.3% 39.9% 155 / 436 35.6% 39.9%
In the clinch 6 / 6 too few to rate 70.1% 17 / 27 63.0% 70.1%
On the ground 11 / 20 too few to rate 69.7% 5 / 11 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 36 / 110 32.7% 37.6% 87 / 332 26.2% 37.6%
To the body 8 / 13 too few to rate 68.5% 42 / 77 54.5% 68.5%
To the legs 6 / 12 too few to rate 80.0% 48 / 65 73.8% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Mendonca L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Aguilar L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 72 / 113 63.7% 39.9% 134 / 371 36.1% 39.9%
In the clinch 16 / 22 too few to rate 68.8% 8 / 11 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 55 / 66 83.3% 70.4% 25 / 43 58.1% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 98 / 148 66.2% 35.4% 114 / 343 33.2% 35.4%
To the body 31 / 35 88.6% 67.9% 34 / 58 58.6% 67.9%
To the legs 14 / 18 too few to rate 80.2% 19 / 24 too few to rate 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
627.3% acc · 2.60/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
526.3% acc · 1.11/15 · norm 1.30
555.6% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1846.2% def · norm 62.5%
12:1735.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
9:2814.1% of cage time · norm 17.0%
11:415:03 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
26:566:00 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.43/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
51.11/15 · norm 0.58

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