Cezar Ferreira vs. Sam Alvey
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
Sam Alvey
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 14 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 23 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 54 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 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%)
Sam Alvey
Distance 85.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 10.3%)
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%)
Sam Alvey
Head 81.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.2% (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 | Alvey L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 233 / 596 | 39.1% | 40.5% | 576 / 1450 | 39.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 70.3% | 152 / 208 | 73.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 46 / 68 | 67.6% | 69.1% | 30 / 45 | 66.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 157 / 469 | 33.5% | 38.9% | 511 / 1390 | 36.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 75 / 139 | 54.0% | 71.7% | 116 / 156 | 74.4% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 65 / 85 | 76.5% | 83.3% | 131 / 157 | 83.4% | 83.3% |
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 · Middleweight: 174 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 Alvey L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 260 / 651 | 39.9% | 39.5% | 703 / 1576 | 44.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 97 | 64.9% | 70.9% | 91 / 137 | 66.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 58 / 77 | 75.3% | 69.0% | 45 / 63 | 71.4% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 260 / 645 | 40.3% | 37.9% | 464 / 1233 | 37.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 58 / 87 | 66.7% | 71.3% | 172 / 306 | 56.2% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 63 / 93 | 67.7% | 82.1% | 203 / 237 | 85.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Alvey has more cage time on record.