Stevie Ray vs.
Leonardo Mafra
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.
Stevie Ray
Full career not yet synced for Stevie Ray — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Leonardo Mafra
Full career not yet synced for Leonardo Mafra — 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)
Stevie Ray
Distance 82.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.0% (norm 8.0%)
Leonardo Mafra
Distance 86.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Stevie Ray
Head 77.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.8% (norm 7.9%)
Leonardo Mafra
Head 74.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ray L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Mafra L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 328 / 827 | 39.7% | 37.9% | 129 / 286 | 45.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 52 | 59.6% | 67.3% | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 90 / 120 | 75.0% | 69.1% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 280 / 774 | 36.2% | 35.0% | 97 / 246 | 39.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 69.1% | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 119 / 148 | 80.4% | 81.9% | 40 / 47 | 85.1% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Ray L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Mafra L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 288 / 682 | 42.2% | 38.9% | 102 / 203 | 50.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 33 | 45.5% | 68.6% | 7 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 50 / 65 | 76.9% | 68.0% | 46 / 60 | 76.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 203 / 574 | 35.4% | 35.1% | 115 / 213 | 54.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 87 / 136 | 64.0% | 68.1% | 32 / 51 | 62.7% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 63 / 70 | 90.0% | 81.5% | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
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 — Ray has more cage time on record.