Rafael Cerquiera vs.
Julius Walker
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
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 +1.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
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 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)
Julius Walker
Distance 63.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 24.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 11.4% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rafael Cerquiera
Head 81.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.1% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 9.7%)
Julius Walker
Head 67.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 21.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 11.0% (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 | Walker L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 29 / 65 | 44.6% | 41.4% | 73 / 163 | 44.8% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 41 / 63 | 65.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 19 / 53 | 35.8% | 38.9% | 66 / 173 | 38.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 43 / 54 | 79.6% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 28 / 28 | 100.0% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Walker L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 62 / 102 | 60.8% | 40.4% | 120 / 213 | 56.3% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 70.4% | 16 / 30 | 53.3% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 112 | 56.2% | 37.5% | 120 / 229 | 52.4% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 22 / 26 | 84.6% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Walker has more cage time on record.