Dave Beneteau vs. Todd Medina

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 1-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
1-1-0
Open Weight
Division (benchmark)
Open Weight
Age
6'2"
HeightΔ 4"
5'10"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
345.7
Layoff (months)Δ 30.3 mo
376
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Dave Beneteau hunts takedowns — 5.71 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.15 Open Weight norm.
Todd Medina hunts takedowns — 2.93 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.15 Open Weight norm.
Todd Medina is a submission threat — 2.93 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Open Weight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Dave Beneteau

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 33

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.3 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 10 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Todd Medina

Full career not yet synced for Todd Medina — 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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

422.66/min · norm 1.46
Sig. strikes landed
40.78/min · norm 1.46
130.82/min · norm 1.68
Sig. strikes absorbed
91.76/min · norm 1.68
50.0%norm 45.8%
Striking accuracy
100.0%norm 45.8%
65.8%norm 49.0%
Striking defense
40.0%norm 49.0%
00.00/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.00

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Dave Beneteau

Distance 10.7% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 27.4% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 61.9% (norm 28.7%)

Todd Medina

Distance 0.0% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 100.0% (norm 28.7%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Dave Beneteau

Head 92.9% (norm 81.2%) · Body 3.6% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 5.2%)

Todd Medina

Head 75.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 25.0% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 5.2%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Beneteau L/AAccOpen Weight med Medina L/AAccOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1 / 9 too few to rate 27.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 27.8%
In the clinch 12 / 23 too few to rate 63.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 63.8%
On the ground 29 / 52 55.8% 65.8% 4 / 4 too few to rate 65.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 38 / 78 48.7% 39.3% 3 / 3 too few to rate 39.3%
To the body 2 / 3 too few to rate 90.5% 1 / 1 too few to rate 90.5%
To the legs 2 / 3 too few to rate 53.5% 0 / 0 too few to rate 53.5%

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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 Beneteau L/AOpp accOpen Weight med vs Medina L/AOpp accOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 2 / 20 too few to rate 37.0% 0 / 1 too few to rate 37.0%
In the clinch 7 / 14 too few to rate 66.7% 1 / 1 too few to rate 66.7%
On the ground 4 / 4 too few to rate 67.1% 8 / 13 too few to rate 67.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 7 / 27 25.9% 47.0% 8 / 14 too few to rate 47.0%
To the body 4 / 7 too few to rate 87.9% 1 / 1 too few to rate 87.9%
To the legs 2 / 4 too few to rate 61.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 61.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
6100.0% acc · 5.71/15 · norm 1.15
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 2.93/15 · norm 1.15
350.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
— of cage time · norm 21.95%
Control time
— of cage time · norm 21.95%
— per 15 · norm 0:39
Time under control
— per 15 · norm 0:39
00.00/15 · norm 1.34
Submission attempts
12.93/15 · norm 1.34

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Beneteau has more cage time on record.