Dave Menne vs. Murilo Bustamante
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Dave Menne
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 41 | 12 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 64 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Murilo Bustamante
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dave Menne
Distance 60.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 24.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 10.3%)
Murilo Bustamante
Distance 41.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 45.6% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dave Menne
Head 72.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 16.5% (norm 8.4%)
Murilo Bustamante
Head 94.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 4.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Menne L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Bustamante L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 207 | 28.0% | 40.5% | 24 / 43 | 55.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 56 / 84 | 66.7% | 70.3% | 6 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 29 / 49 | 59.2% | 69.1% | 22 / 47 | 46.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 73 / 247 | 29.6% | 38.9% | 46 / 97 | 47.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 32 / 37 | 86.5% | 71.7% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 38 / 56 | 67.9% | 83.3% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 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 Menne L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Bustamante L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 41 / 106 | 38.7% | 39.5% | 30 / 123 | 24.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 26 | 61.5% | 70.9% | 34 / 43 | 79.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 45 / 58 | 77.6% | 69.0% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 68 / 150 | 45.3% | 37.9% | 24 / 123 | 19.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 27 / 32 | 84.4% | 71.3% | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 37 / 42 | 88.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Menne has more cage time on record.