Abu Azaitar vs. Vitor Miranda
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Abu Azaitar
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Vitor Miranda
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Abu Azaitar
Distance 83.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 10.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 10.3%)
Vitor Miranda
Distance 77.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Abu Azaitar
Head 71.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)
Vitor Miranda
Head 64.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 19.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Azaitar L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Miranda L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 143 / 380 | 37.6% | 40.5% | 135 / 394 | 34.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 70.3% | 39 / 41 | 95.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 69.1% | 61 / 77 | 79.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 99 / 325 | 30.5% | 38.9% | 132 / 330 | 40.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 72 / 98 | 73.5% | 71.7% | 35 / 82 | 42.7% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 83.3% | 68 / 100 | 68.0% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Azaitar L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Miranda L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 126 / 302 | 41.7% | 39.5% | 178 / 484 | 36.8% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 70.9% | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 50 / 72 | 69.4% | 69.0% | 32 / 50 | 64.0% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 147 / 334 | 44.0% | 37.9% | 156 / 470 | 33.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 17 / 28 | 60.7% | 71.3% | 33 / 47 | 70.2% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 82.1% | 43 / 48 | 89.6% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Miranda has more cage time on record.