Alonzo Menifield vs. Misha Cirkunov

UFC 11-6-1 vs. 6-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-6-1
UFC record
6-7-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
38
AgeΔ 1 yrs
39
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.3
Layoff (months)Δ 43.5 mo
45.8
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Misha Cirkunov is a submission threat — 1.71 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Misha Cirkunov hunts takedowns — 4.15 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Alonzo Menifield carries real power — 0.70 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Alonzo Menifield

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 146
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Misha Cirkunov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 68
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-6 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

5733.83/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
2373.86/min · norm 3.41
5843.90/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
1883.06/min · norm 3.35
53.5%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
51.9%norm 48.3%
51.1%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
57.8%norm 52.9%
70.70/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Alonzo Menifield

Distance 83.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 10.4%)

Misha Cirkunov

Distance 71.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 10.4%)

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

Alonzo Menifield

Head 88.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 9.7%)

Misha Cirkunov

Head 76.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Menifield L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Cirkunov L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 439 / 890 49.3% 41.4% 135 / 326 41.4% 41.4%
In the clinch 76 / 115 66.1% 70.9% 52 / 74 70.3% 70.9%
On the ground 58 / 67 86.6% 72.3% 50 / 57 87.7% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 469 / 953 49.2% 38.9% 153 / 348 44.0% 38.9%
To the body 57 / 69 82.6% 71.9% 57 / 80 71.2% 71.9%
To the legs 47 / 50 94.0% 81.8% 27 / 29 93.1% 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Menifield L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Cirkunov L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 407 / 988 41.2% 40.4% 113 / 340 33.2% 40.4%
In the clinch 162 / 190 85.3% 68.7% 28 / 39 71.8% 68.7%
On the ground 15 / 17 too few to rate 70.4% 47 / 66 71.2% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 313 / 860 36.4% 37.5% 119 / 347 34.3% 37.5%
To the body 211 / 267 79.0% 72.3% 40 / 60 66.7% 72.3%
To the legs 60 / 68 88.2% 83.0% 29 / 38 76.3% 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
535.7% acc · 0.50/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1739.5% acc · 4.15/15 · norm 0.87
4480.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1076.9% def · norm 66.7%
34:5523.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
17:2628.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
27:252:44 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
8:252:03 per 15 · norm 2:48
20.20/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
71.71/15 · norm 0.27

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