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Rafael Cerquiera vs. Julius Walker

UFC 0-3-0 vs. 2-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-3-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
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Age
27
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Height
6'4"
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Reach
78"
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Stance
Orthodox
14.4
Layoff (months)Δ 14.1 mo
0.3
LLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Julius Walker hunts takedowns — 4.29 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Julius Walker owns the mat — in control 59% of cage time, vs a 17% Light Heavyweight norm.
Rafael Cerquiera rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Julius Walker

Full career not yet synced for Julius Walker — 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 +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

291.61/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
1753.85/min · norm 3.48
884.88/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1633.59/min · norm 3.37
44.6%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
57.4%norm 48.45%
36.7%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
42.2%norm 52.75%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
10.33/15 · norm 0.40

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%)

Julius Walker

Distance 57.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 21.6% (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%)

Julius Walker

Head 72.8% (norm 78.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.2% (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/AAccLight Heavyweight med Walker L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 29 / 65 44.6% 41.5% 78 / 175 44.6% 41.5%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.8% 41 / 64 64.1% 70.8%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.9% 56 / 66 84.8% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 19 / 53 35.8% 39.2% 103 / 222 46.4% 39.2%
To the body 0 / 2 too few to rate 72.0% 44 / 55 80.0% 72.0%
To the legs 10 / 10 too few to rate 82.1% 28 / 28 100.0% 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/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Walker L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 62 / 102 60.8% 40.6% 127 / 225 56.4% 40.6%
In the clinch 4 / 9 too few to rate 68.8% 20 / 27 74.1% 68.8%
On the ground 22 / 28 78.6% 70.4% 16 / 30 53.3% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 63 / 112 56.2% 37.7% 125 / 239 52.3% 37.7%
To the body 14 / 15 too few to rate 72.9% 25 / 29 86.2% 72.9%
To the legs 11 / 12 too few to rate 83.1% 13 / 14 too few to rate 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1344.8% acc · 4.29/15 · norm 0.87
440.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2100.0% def · norm 66.7%
0:272.5% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
26:4959.0% of cage time · norm 17.1%
11:489:48 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
2:150:44 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.33/15 · norm 0.28

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