Cody Garbrandt vs. Augusto Mendes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cody Garbrandt
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Augusto Mendes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 9 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cody Garbrandt
Distance 91.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.8% (norm 6.5%)
Augusto Mendes
Distance 87.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cody Garbrandt
Head 84.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 8.4%)
Augusto Mendes
Head 81.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Garbrandt L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Mendes L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 436 / 1143 | 38.1% | 39.0% | 64 / 209 | 30.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 68.7% | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 26 / 47 | 55.3% | 70.2% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 363 / 1049 | 34.6% | 34.9% | 54 / 194 | 27.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 68 / 104 | 65.4% | 66.8% | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 72 / 93 | 77.4% | 79.4% | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 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 Garbrandt L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Mendes L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 575 / 1486 | 38.7% | 39.3% | 89 / 243 | 36.6% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 40 / 57 | 70.2% | 70.4% | 23 / 30 | 76.7% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 44 / 52 | 84.6% | 72.4% | 22 / 35 | 62.9% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 435 / 1231 | 35.3% | 34.9% | 52 / 195 | 26.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 98 / 178 | 55.1% | 66.0% | 59 / 81 | 72.8% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 126 / 186 | 67.7% | 79.1% | 23 / 32 | 71.9% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Garbrandt has more cage time on record.