Ricky Turcios vs. Brady Hiestand
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Brady Hiestand
Full career not yet synced for Brady Hiestand — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Brady Hiestand
Distance 89.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.4%)
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%)
Brady Hiestand
Head 82.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Turcios L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Hiestand L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 208 / 621 | 33.5% | 39.2% | 148 / 317 | 46.7% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 63 | 76.2% | 69.0% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 46 / 56 | 82.1% | 70.2% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 209 / 613 | 34.1% | 35.3% | 133 / 293 | 45.4% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 48 / 77 | 62.3% | 66.9% | 32 / 43 | 74.4% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 45 / 50 | 90.0% | 79.2% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 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 Turcios L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Hiestand L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 204 / 435 | 46.9% | 39.4% | 156 / 378 | 41.3% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 46 | 78.3% | 70.6% | 45 / 58 | 77.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 37 / 45 | 82.2% | 72.1% | 39 / 61 | 63.9% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 195 / 419 | 46.5% | 34.9% | 181 / 427 | 42.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 38 / 54 | 70.4% | 66.1% | 35 / 44 | 79.5% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 44 / 53 | 83.0% | 78.8% | 24 / 26 | 92.3% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Turcios has more cage time on record.