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Thiago Moises vs. Alexander Hernandez

UFC 8-8-0 vs. 11-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-8-0
UFC record
11-8-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31
AgeΔ 3 yrs
34
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6.1
Layoff (months)Δ 5.5 mo
0.6
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alexander Hernandez carries real power — 0.62 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Thiago Moises is a submission threat — 1.07 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Thiago Moises absorbs 4.44 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.38 Lightweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Thiago Moises

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 98
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 51
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Alexander Hernandez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 108
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4332.38/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
8254.24/min · norm 3.44
8074.44/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
8574.40/min · norm 3.38
42.5%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
40.5%norm 43.65%
52.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
59.6%norm 56.3%
10.08/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
80.62/15 · norm 0.25

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

Thiago Moises

Distance 86.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.0% (norm 8.0%)

Alexander Hernandez

Distance 90.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Thiago Moises

Head 77.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.0%)

Alexander Hernandez

Head 72.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Moises L/AAccLightweight med Hernandez L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 326 / 882 37.0% 38.3% 695 / 1842 37.7% 38.3%
In the clinch 25 / 36 69.4% 67.5% 61 / 92 66.3% 67.5%
On the ground 82 / 102 80.4% 68.8% 69 / 103 67.0% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 274 / 795 34.5% 35.1% 465 / 1484 31.3% 35.1%
To the body 56 / 93 60.2% 69.1% 252 / 400 63.0% 69.1%
To the legs 103 / 132 78.0% 81.8% 108 / 153 70.6% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Moises L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Hernandez L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 605 / 1372 44.1% 38.8% 737 / 1952 37.8% 38.8%
In the clinch 78 / 106 73.6% 68.6% 86 / 124 69.4% 68.6%
On the ground 124 / 223 55.6% 68.0% 34 / 46 73.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 344 / 1119 30.7% 35.2% 515 / 1627 31.7% 35.2%
To the body 256 / 352 72.7% 68.2% 203 / 324 62.7% 68.2%
To the legs 207 / 230 90.0% 81.5% 139 / 171 81.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1729.8% acc · 1.40/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1335.1% acc · 1.00/15 · norm 1.34
2152.5% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
3368.8% def · norm 63.7%
39:3821.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
26:5213.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
40:313:20 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
17:121:19 per 15 · norm 2:50
131.07/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
10.08/15 · norm 0.48

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