Randy Brown vs.
Gabriel Bonfim
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.
Randy Brown
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Gabriel Bonfim
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 1 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.87 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.2 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)
Randy Brown
Distance 85.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 8.1%)
Gabriel Bonfim
Distance 93.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Randy Brown
Head 76.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 8.4%)
Gabriel Bonfim
Head 76.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brown L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Bonfim L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 784 / 1853 | 42.3% | 38.6% | 357 / 764 | 46.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 154 / 190 | 81.1% | 67.8% | 29 / 41 | 70.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 78 / 115 | 67.8% | 67.2% | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 631 / 1651 | 38.2% | 37.2% | 225 / 621 | 36.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 208 / 289 | 72.0% | 70.7% | 55 / 68 | 80.9% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 177 / 218 | 81.2% | 82.9% | 110 / 128 | 85.9% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Brown L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Bonfim L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 596 / 1410 | 42.3% | 39.0% | 256 / 771 | 33.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 106 / 143 | 74.1% | 68.9% | 30 / 42 | 71.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 73 / 115 | 63.5% | 68.0% | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 297 / 1063 | 27.9% | 35.6% | 171 / 621 | 27.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 142 / 199 | 71.4% | 69.6% | 65 / 121 | 53.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 336 / 406 | 82.8% | 82.1% | 60 / 86 | 69.8% | 82.1% |
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 — Brown has more cage time on record.