Anthony Ivy vs. Bryan Barberena
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Anthony Ivy
Full career not yet synced for Anthony Ivy — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Bryan Barberena
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Anthony Ivy
Distance 67.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 22.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.5% (norm 8.1%)
Bryan Barberena
Distance 83.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Anthony Ivy
Head 83.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.4%)
Bryan Barberena
Head 80.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ivy L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Barberena L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 23 / 64 | 35.9% | 38.6% | 897 / 2065 | 43.4% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 202 / 293 | 68.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 92 / 121 | 76.0% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 26 / 79 | 32.9% | 37.2% | 833 / 1997 | 41.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 158 / 216 | 73.1% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 200 / 266 | 75.2% | 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 Ivy L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Barberena L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 50 / 112 | 44.6% | 39.0% | 804 / 1546 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 30 | 60.0% | 68.9% | 158 / 212 | 74.5% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 60 / 73 | 82.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 58 / 132 | 43.9% | 35.6% | 656 / 1392 | 47.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 269 / 333 | 80.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 97 / 106 | 91.5% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barberena has more cage time on record.