Rafael Cerquiera vs. Ibo Aslan
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rafael Cerquiera
Full career not yet synced for Rafael Cerquiera — 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
Ibo Aslan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.08 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rafael Cerquiera
Distance 100.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.6%)
Ibo Aslan
Distance 89.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rafael Cerquiera
Head 81.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 3.1% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 9.7%)
Ibo Aslan
Head 84.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 6.6% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cerquiera L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Aslan L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 29 / 65 | 44.6% | 41.5% | 152 / 339 | 44.8% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 22 / 36 | 61.1% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 19 / 53 | 35.8% | 39.2% | 136 / 318 | 42.8% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 14 / 25 | 56.0% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Cerquiera L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Aslan L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 62 / 102 | 60.8% | 40.6% | 101 / 255 | 39.6% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 70.4% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 112 | 56.2% | 37.7% | 82 / 225 | 36.4% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 33 / 46 | 71.7% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Aslan has more cage time on record.