Reuben Duran vs. Francisco Rivera
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Reuben Duran
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.39 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Francisco Rivera
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.17 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 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)
Reuben Duran
Distance 73.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 17.7% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 9.0% (norm 6.4%)
Francisco Rivera
Distance 88.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Reuben Duran
Head 74.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)
Francisco Rivera
Head 84.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Duran L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Rivera L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 84 / 220 | 38.2% | 39.2% | 353 / 901 | 39.2% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 53 | 83.0% | 69.0% | 45 / 79 | 57.0% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 19 / 27 | 70.4% | 70.2% | 23 / 38 | 60.5% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 223 | 34.1% | 35.3% | 299 / 862 | 34.7% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 46 / 52 | 88.5% | 66.9% | 47 / 67 | 70.1% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 25 / 25 | 100.0% | 79.2% | 75 / 89 | 84.3% | 79.2% |
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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Duran L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Rivera L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 66 / 175 | 37.7% | 39.4% | 216 / 847 | 25.5% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 70.6% | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 27 / 34 | 79.4% | 72.1% | 63 / 94 | 67.0% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 167 | 37.7% | 34.9% | 170 / 778 | 21.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 66.1% | 97 / 149 | 65.1% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 78.8% | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rivera has more cage time on record.