Vinicius Moreira vs.
Alonzo Menifield
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.
Vinicius Moreira
Full career not yet synced for Vinicius Moreira — 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 -1.0 wins over .500
Alonzo Menifield
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 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)
Vinicius Moreira
Distance 91.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)
Alonzo Menifield
Distance 83.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Vinicius Moreira
Head 26.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 42.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 31.9% (norm 9.7%)
Alonzo Menifield
Head 88.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Moreira L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Menifield L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 34 / 63 | 54.0% | 41.4% | 439 / 890 | 49.3% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 76 / 115 | 66.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 58 / 67 | 86.6% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 4 / 18 | too few to rate | 38.9% | 469 / 953 | 49.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 17 / 29 | 58.6% | 71.9% | 57 / 69 | 82.6% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 47 / 50 | 94.0% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Moreira L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Menifield L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 54 / 113 | 47.8% | 40.4% | 407 / 988 | 41.2% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 162 / 190 | 85.3% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 24 / 36 | 66.7% | 70.4% | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 146 | 52.7% | 37.5% | 313 / 860 | 36.4% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 211 / 267 | 79.0% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 60 / 68 | 88.2% | 83.0% |
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 — Menifield has more cage time on record.