Sam Alvey vs.
Alex Nicholson
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.
Sam Alvey
Full career not yet synced for Sam Alvey — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Alex Nicholson
Full career not yet synced for Alex Nicholson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 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)
Sam Alvey
Distance 85.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 10.3%)
Alex Nicholson
Distance 94.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sam Alvey
Head 81.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)
Alex Nicholson
Head 75.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Alvey L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Nicholson L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 576 / 1450 | 39.7% | 40.5% | 109 / 254 | 42.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 152 / 208 | 73.1% | 70.3% | 5 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 30 / 45 | 66.7% | 69.1% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 511 / 1390 | 36.8% | 38.9% | 67 / 201 | 33.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 116 / 156 | 74.4% | 71.7% | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 131 / 157 | 83.4% | 83.3% | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 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 Alvey L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Nicholson L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 703 / 1576 | 44.6% | 39.5% | 89 / 190 | 46.8% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 91 / 137 | 66.4% | 70.9% | 16 / 27 | 59.3% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 45 / 63 | 71.4% | 69.0% | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 464 / 1233 | 37.6% | 37.9% | 92 / 200 | 46.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 172 / 306 | 56.2% | 71.3% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 203 / 237 | 85.7% | 82.1% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 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 — Alvey has more cage time on record.