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Victor Altamirano vs.
Daniel Lacerda

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-4-0 Victor Altamirano · UFC
0-5-0 (1 NC) Daniel Lacerda · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

2-4-0
UFC record
0-5-0 (1 NC)
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
35.5
AgeΔ 5.3 yrs
30.2
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'6"
70"
ReachΔ 0"
70"
Switch
Stance
Switch
22.2
Layoff (months)Δ 7.2 mo
29.4
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Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

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.

Daniel Lacerda carries real power — 1.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Daniel Lacerda absorbs 8.28 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.24 Flyweight norm — hittable.
Victor Altamirano hunts takedowns — 2.67 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Victor Altamirano

Full career not yet synced for Victor Altamirano — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.2 wins over .500

Daniel Lacerda

Full career not yet synced for Daniel Lacerda — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3294.18/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
1023.95/min · norm 3.49
2853.62/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
2148.28/min · norm 3.24
52.3%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
45.5%norm 44.6%
54.1%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
35.0%norm 56.4%
10.19/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
31.74/15 · norm 0.18

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

Victor Altamirano

Distance 84.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 7.3%)

Daniel Lacerda

Distance 82.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 7.3%)

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

Victor Altamirano

Head 62.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 28.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 9.3%)

Daniel Lacerda

Head 71.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Altamirano L/AAccFlyweight med Lacerda L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 253 / 529 47.8% 40.0% 81 / 185 43.8% 40.0%
In the clinch 30 / 38 78.9% 70.4% 6 / 14 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 46 / 62 74.2% 69.7% 15 / 25 60.0% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 393 38.9% 37.6% 57 / 161 35.4% 37.6%
To the body 122 / 176 69.3% 68.5% 25 / 40 62.5% 68.5%
To the legs 54 / 60 90.0% 80.0% 20 / 23 too few to rate 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Altamirano L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Lacerda L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 214 / 503 42.5% 40.1% 83 / 145 57.2% 40.1%
In the clinch 36 / 63 57.1% 68.8% 2 / 4 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 35 / 55 63.6% 71.1% 129 / 180 71.7% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 176 / 476 37.0% 35.2% 147 / 241 61.0% 35.2%
To the body 66 / 95 69.5% 68.2% 36 / 53 67.9% 68.2%
To the legs 43 / 50 86.0% 80.3% 31 / 35 88.6% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1435.9% acc · 2.67/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
450.0% acc · 2.32/15 · norm 1.30
1359.1% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 62.5%
14:3218.5% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
4:0615.9% of cage time · norm 17.0%
14:592:51 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
8:294:55 per 15 · norm 2:44
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
21.16/15 · norm 0.58

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

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