Alex Caceres vs. Kevin Croom

UFC 16-13-0 (1 NC) vs. 0-3-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
16-13-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
0-3-0 (1 NC)
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
38
AgeΔ 1 yrs
39
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
26.9
Layoff (months)Δ 24.8 mo
51.7
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLNC

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kevin Croom carries real power — 0.48 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Kevin Croom owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.
Alex Caceres rarely shoots — 0.54 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Alex Caceres

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1613
Tier 3 — regional circuit 52

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.78 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Kevin Croom

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 24
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 23
Tier 3 — regional circuit 198

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.28 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 39 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

15194.21/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
832.65/min · norm 3.54
11153.09/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
973.10/min · norm 3.47
50.0%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
34.2%norm 45.0%
62.8%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
41.9%norm 54.85%
50.21/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.48/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Alex Caceres

Distance 90.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)

Kevin Croom

Distance 95.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Alex Caceres

Head 75.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.8%)

Kevin Croom

Head 79.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Caceres L/AAccFeatherweight med Croom L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1306 / 2737 47.7% 40.9% 78 / 231 33.8% 40.9%
In the clinch 128 / 177 72.3% 70.8% 4 / 11 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 85 / 126 67.5% 69.2% 1 / 1 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 950 / 2289 41.5% 37.2% 48 / 192 25.0% 37.2%
To the body 381 / 521 73.1% 68.2% 14 / 26 53.8% 68.2%
To the legs 188 / 230 81.7% 80.7% 21 / 25 84.0% 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Caceres L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Croom L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 957 / 2752 34.8% 39.2% 65 / 124 52.4% 39.2%
In the clinch 70 / 105 66.7% 70.3% 15 / 19 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 88 / 144 61.1% 69.4% 17 / 24 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 633 / 2305 27.5% 35.9% 69 / 127 54.3% 35.9%
To the body 210 / 358 58.7% 67.9% 23 / 31 74.2% 67.9%
To the legs 272 / 338 80.5% 81.5% 5 / 9 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1368.4% acc · 0.54/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
15.9% acc · 0.48/15 · norm 1.19
8564.9% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
330.0% def · norm 61.5%
44:1012.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
8:3427.4% of cage time · norm 16.7%
76:363:11 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
10:114:52 per 15 · norm 3:12
160.67/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
10.48/15 · norm 0.46

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Caceres has more cage time on record.