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Ricky Turcios vs. Alberto Montes

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 1-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
1-1-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
33
AgeΔ 1 yrs
32
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
71"
ReachΔ 2"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
7.5
Layoff (months)Δ 4.4 mo
3.1
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alberto Montes absorbs 14.31 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.50 Featherweight norm — hittable.
Alberto Montes rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.
Ricky Turcios is a submission threat — 0.41 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ricky Turcios

Full career not yet synced for Ricky Turcios — 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 -0.3 wins over .500

Alberto Montes

Full career not yet synced for Alberto Montes — 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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3024.14/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
884.60/min · norm 3.52
2773.79/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
27414.31/min · norm 3.50
40.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
42.9%norm 44.7%
47.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
52.2%norm 54.8%
10.21/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Ricky Turcios

Distance 83.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 6.4%)

Alberto Montes

Distance 97.1% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Ricky Turcios

Head 82.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)

Alberto Montes

Head 85.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Turcios L/AAccBantamweight med Montes L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 208 / 621 33.5% 39.2% 82 / 199 41.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 48 / 63 76.2% 69.0% 6 / 6 too few to rate 70.5%
On the ground 46 / 56 82.1% 70.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 209 / 613 34.1% 35.3% 67 / 176 38.1% 37.1%
To the body 48 / 77 62.3% 66.9% 14 / 21 too few to rate 68.0%
To the legs 45 / 50 90.0% 79.2% 7 / 8 too few to rate 80.3%

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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Turcios L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Montes L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 204 / 435 46.9% 39.4% 254 / 542 46.9% 39.3%
In the clinch 36 / 46 78.3% 70.6% 13 / 21 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 37 / 45 82.2% 72.1% 7 / 10 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 195 / 419 46.5% 34.9% 199 / 480 41.5% 35.9%
To the body 38 / 54 70.4% 66.1% 55 / 69 79.7% 68.0%
To the legs 44 / 53 83.0% 78.8% 20 / 24 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
521.7% acc · 1.03/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.17
1544.1% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
3100.0% def · norm 61.5%
13:3118.5% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
0:211.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
21:204:22 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
2:512:13 per 15 · norm 3:11
20.41/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.78/15 · norm 0.45

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