David Loiseau vs. Charles McCarthy
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
David Loiseau
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Charles McCarthy
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.51 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
David Loiseau
Distance 52.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 25.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 22.6% (norm 10.3%)
Charles McCarthy
Distance 96.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
David Loiseau
Head 82.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.4%)
Charles McCarthy
Head 92.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 4.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Loiseau L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | McCarthy L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 52 / 195 | 26.7% | 40.5% | 2 / 24 | too few to rate | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 93 | 61.3% | 70.3% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 57 / 84 | 67.9% | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 121 / 308 | 39.3% | 38.9% | 1 / 23 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| To the body | 26 / 40 | 65.0% | 71.7% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 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 Loiseau L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs McCarthy L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 123 / 335 | 36.7% | 39.5% | 26 / 83 | 31.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 133 / 175 | 76.0% | 70.9% | 26 / 44 | 59.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 124 / 160 | 77.5% | 69.0% | 16 / 29 | 55.2% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 198 / 458 | 43.2% | 37.9% | 38 / 117 | 32.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 141 / 162 | 87.0% | 71.3% | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 41 / 50 | 82.0% | 82.1% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Loiseau has more cage time on record.