Alex Caceres vs. Mackens Semerzier

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
16-13-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
1-1-0 (1 NC)
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
38
AgeΔ 7 yrs
45
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
26.9
Layoff (months)Δ 146.3 mo
173.2
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LNCW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mackens Semerzier hunts takedowns — 3.47 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Mackens Semerzier owns the mat — in control 45% 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

Mackens Semerzier

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 73

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.54 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

15194.21/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
683.93/min · norm 3.54
11153.09/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
553.18/min · norm 3.47
50.0%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
59.6%norm 45.0%
62.8%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
56.7%norm 54.85%
50.21/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · 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%)

Mackens Semerzier

Distance 73.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 11.4% (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%)

Mackens Semerzier

Head 56.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 21.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 22.8% (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 Semerzier L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1306 / 2737 47.7% 40.9% 41 / 84 48.8% 40.9%
In the clinch 128 / 177 72.3% 70.8% 15 / 17 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 85 / 126 67.5% 69.2% 12 / 13 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 950 / 2289 41.5% 37.2% 23 / 64 35.9% 37.2%
To the body 381 / 521 73.1% 68.2% 22 / 24 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 188 / 230 81.7% 80.7% 23 / 26 88.5% 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 Semerzier L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 957 / 2752 34.8% 39.2% 32 / 98 32.7% 39.2%
In the clinch 70 / 105 66.7% 70.3% 9 / 13 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 88 / 144 61.1% 69.4% 14 / 16 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 633 / 2305 27.5% 35.9% 36 / 102 35.3% 35.9%
To the body 210 / 358 58.7% 67.9% 11 / 17 too few to rate 67.9%
To the legs 272 / 338 80.5% 81.5% 8 / 8 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1368.4% acc · 0.54/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
440.0% acc · 3.47/15 · norm 1.19
8564.9% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 61.5%
44:1012.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
7:4344.6% of cage time · norm 16.7%
76:363:11 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
0:420:36 per 15 · norm 3:12
160.67/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
10.87/15 · 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.