Alex White vs. Estevan Payan
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Alex White
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Estevan Payan
Full career not yet synced for Estevan Payan — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
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)
Alex White
Distance 79.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)
Estevan Payan
Distance 74.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 16.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alex White
Head 76.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 7.9%)
Estevan Payan
Head 70.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | White L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Payan L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 288 / 816 | 35.3% | 37.9% | 33 / 135 | 24.4% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 118 / 176 | 67.0% | 67.3% | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 69.1% | 9 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 265 / 780 | 34.0% | 35.0% | 32 / 128 | 25.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 138 / 211 | 65.4% | 69.1% | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 28 / 35 | 80.0% | 81.9% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 White L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Payan L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 240 / 727 | 33.0% | 38.9% | 59 / 128 | 46.1% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 102 | 63.7% | 68.6% | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 47 / 68 | 69.1% | 68.0% | 32 / 39 | 82.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 223 / 671 | 33.2% | 35.1% | 46 / 116 | 39.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 66 / 128 | 51.6% | 68.1% | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 63 / 98 | 64.3% | 81.5% | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — White has more cage time on record.