Victor Altamirano vs.
Felipe dos Santos
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.
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
Felipe dos Santos
Full career not yet synced for Felipe dos Santos — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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)
Victor Altamirano
Distance 84.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 7.3%)
Felipe dos Santos
Distance 89.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.4% (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%)
Felipe dos Santos
Head 68.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 20.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 10.9% (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/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Santos L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 253 / 529 | 47.8% | 40.0% | 186 / 510 | 36.5% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 38 | 78.9% | 70.4% | 18 / 30 | 60.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 46 / 62 | 74.2% | 69.7% | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 153 / 393 | 38.9% | 37.6% | 119 / 393 | 30.3% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 122 / 176 | 69.3% | 68.5% | 59 / 116 | 50.9% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 54 / 60 | 90.0% | 80.0% | 47 / 62 | 75.8% | 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/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Santos L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 214 / 503 | 42.5% | 40.1% | 164 / 300 | 54.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 63 | 57.1% | 68.8% | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 35 / 55 | 63.6% | 71.1% | 41 / 61 | 67.2% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 176 / 476 | 37.0% | 35.2% | 126 / 262 | 48.1% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 66 / 95 | 69.5% | 68.2% | 64 / 83 | 77.1% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 43 / 50 | 86.0% | 80.3% | 38 / 45 | 84.4% | 80.3% |
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 — Altamirano has more cage time on record.