Amilcar Alves vs. Mike Pierce
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Amilcar Alves
Full career not yet synced for Amilcar Alves — 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 +0.5 wins over .500
Mike Pierce
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.15 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Amilcar Alves
Distance 66.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 8.1%)
Mike Pierce
Distance 66.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 19.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 14.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Amilcar Alves
Head 63.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 20.0% (norm 8.4%)
Mike Pierce
Head 80.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Alves L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Pierce L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 7 / 20 | too few to rate | 38.6% | 212 / 695 | 30.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 126 / 201 | 62.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 104 / 147 | 70.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 8 / 19 | too few to rate | 37.2% | 281 / 839 | 33.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 83 / 113 | 73.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 78 / 91 | 85.7% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Alves L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Pierce L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 2 / 13 | too few to rate | 39.0% | 264 / 859 | 30.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 136 / 216 | 63.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 50 / 62 | 80.6% | 68.0% | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 17 / 40 | 42.5% | 35.6% | 247 / 863 | 28.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 15 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 125 / 170 | 73.5% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 25 / 27 | 92.6% | 82.1% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pierce has more cage time on record.