Casey Kenney vs. Dominick Cruz
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Casey Kenney
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Dominick Cruz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Casey Kenney
Distance 94.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 6.5%)
Dominick Cruz
Distance 94.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Casey Kenney
Head 72.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 8.4%)
Dominick Cruz
Head 82.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kenney L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Cruz L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 484 / 1116 | 43.4% | 39.0% | 693 / 1940 | 35.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 50 | 72.0% | 68.7% | 53 / 66 | 80.3% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 284 / 859 | 33.1% | 34.9% | 518 / 1686 | 30.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 140 / 197 | 71.1% | 66.8% | 141 / 226 | 62.4% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 112 / 128 | 87.5% | 79.4% | 121 / 141 | 85.8% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Kenney L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Cruz L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 458 / 1189 | 38.5% | 39.3% | 519 / 1613 | 32.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 46 | 78.3% | 70.4% | 54 / 88 | 61.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 28 / 34 | 82.4% | 72.4% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 284 / 948 | 30.0% | 34.9% | 343 / 1365 | 25.1% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 122 / 194 | 62.9% | 66.0% | 114 / 194 | 58.8% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 116 / 127 | 91.3% | 79.1% | 131 / 162 | 80.9% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cruz has more cage time on record.