Will Brooks vs.
Alex Oliveira
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.
Will Brooks
Full career not yet synced for Will Brooks — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Alex Oliveira
Full career not yet synced for Alex Oliveira — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 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)
Will Brooks
Distance 74.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 22.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 8.0%)
Alex Oliveira
Distance 69.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Will Brooks
Head 69.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.0% (norm 7.9%)
Alex Oliveira
Head 71.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brooks L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Oliveira L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 94 / 186 | 50.5% | 37.9% | 374 / 857 | 43.6% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 56 | 85.7% | 67.3% | 142 / 209 | 67.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 113 / 164 | 68.9% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 81 / 173 | 46.8% | 35.0% | 356 / 884 | 40.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 45 / 52 | 86.5% | 69.1% | 158 / 218 | 72.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 81.9% | 115 / 128 | 89.8% | 82.9% |
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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Brooks L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Oliveira L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 64 / 174 | 36.8% | 38.9% | 303 / 704 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 72 | 84.7% | 68.6% | 108 / 141 | 76.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 126 / 162 | 77.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 51 / 152 | 33.6% | 35.1% | 328 / 737 | 44.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 48 / 62 | 77.4% | 68.1% | 90 / 135 | 66.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 81.5% | 119 / 135 | 88.1% | 82.1% |
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 — Oliveira has more cage time on record.