William Macario vs. Matt Dwyer
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
William Macario
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.27 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Matt Dwyer
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.16 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
William Macario
Distance 76.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 8.1%)
Matt Dwyer
Distance 84.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
William Macario
Head 74.7% (norm 78.3%) · Body 13.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.8% (norm 8.0%)
Matt Dwyer
Head 74.3% (norm 78.3%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Macario L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Dwyer L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 139 / 279 | 49.8% | 38.5% | 65 / 218 | 29.8% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 57 | 82.5% | 67.8% | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 14 / 28 | 50.0% | 67.0% | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 126 / 272 | 46.3% | 36.4% | 49 / 191 | 25.7% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 70.7% | 13 / 33 | 39.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 39 / 43 | 90.7% | 83.0% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Macario L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Dwyer L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 102 / 372 | 27.4% | 39.1% | 69 / 178 | 38.8% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 36 | 52.8% | 68.9% | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 40 / 61 | 65.6% | 68.0% | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 127 / 413 | 30.8% | 35.6% | 67 / 178 | 37.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 17 / 29 | 58.6% | 69.6% | 21 / 32 | 65.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 82.2% | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Macario has more cage time on record.