Rich Attonito vs.
David Branch
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.
Rich Attonito
Full career not yet synced for Rich Attonito — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
David Branch
Full career not yet synced for David Branch — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 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)
Rich Attonito
Distance 58.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 34.4% (norm 10.3%)
David Branch
Distance 73.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rich Attonito
Head 80.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)
David Branch
Head 73.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Attonito L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Branch L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 61 / 169 | 36.1% | 40.5% | 68 / 251 | 27.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 48 / 59 | 81.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 65 / 99 | 65.7% | 69.1% | 21 / 34 | 61.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 91 / 233 | 39.1% | 38.9% | 65 / 251 | 25.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 71.7% | 41 / 55 | 74.5% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 31 / 38 | 81.6% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Attonito L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Branch L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 74 / 251 | 29.5% | 39.5% | 74 / 241 | 30.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 28 | 89.3% | 70.9% | 36 / 54 | 66.7% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 69.0% | 47 / 68 | 69.1% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 69 / 223 | 30.9% | 37.9% | 105 / 292 | 36.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 26 / 52 | 50.0% | 71.3% | 29 / 43 | 67.4% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 34 / 41 | 82.9% | 82.1% | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 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 — Branch has more cage time on record.