Cezar Ferreira vs. Jorge Masvidal
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cezar Ferreira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Jorge Masvidal
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 52 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cezar Ferreira
Distance 86.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 10.3%)
Jorge Masvidal
Distance 77.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 11.3% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cezar Ferreira
Head 67.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 8.4%)
Jorge Masvidal
Head 73.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ferreira L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Masvidal L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 233 / 596 | 39.1% | 40.5% | 808 / 1832 | 44.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 70.3% | 202 / 265 | 76.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 46 / 68 | 67.6% | 69.1% | 160 / 268 | 59.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 157 / 469 | 33.5% | 38.9% | 695 / 1734 | 40.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 75 / 139 | 54.0% | 71.7% | 281 / 369 | 76.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 65 / 85 | 76.5% | 83.3% | 194 / 262 | 74.0% | 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 (Middleweight: 174 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 Ferreira L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Masvidal L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 260 / 651 | 39.9% | 39.5% | 698 / 1813 | 38.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 97 | 64.9% | 70.9% | 114 / 163 | 69.9% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 58 / 77 | 75.3% | 69.0% | 89 / 143 | 62.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 260 / 645 | 40.3% | 37.9% | 545 / 1603 | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 58 / 87 | 66.7% | 71.3% | 216 / 341 | 63.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 63 / 93 | 67.7% | 82.1% | 140 / 175 | 80.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Masvidal has more cage time on record.