Eric McConico vs. Rodolfo Vieira
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Eric McConico
Full career not yet synced for Eric McConico — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Rodolfo Vieira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 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)
Eric McConico
Distance 85.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
Rodolfo Vieira
Distance 90.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Eric McConico
Head 78.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)
Rodolfo Vieira
Head 76.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | McConico L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Vieira L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 106 / 250 | 42.4% | 40.5% | 349 / 659 | 53.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 44 | 72.7% | 70.3% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 24 / 40 | 60.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 231 | 38.5% | 38.9% | 252 / 557 | 45.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 71.7% | 56 / 72 | 77.8% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 83.3% | 86 / 97 | 88.7% | 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 McConico L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Vieira L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 109 / 215 | 50.7% | 39.5% | 436 / 896 | 48.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 49 | 69.4% | 70.9% | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 187 | 40.6% | 37.9% | 346 / 770 | 44.9% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 43 / 50 | 86.0% | 71.3% | 82 / 126 | 65.1% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 25 / 28 | 89.3% | 82.1% | 63 / 70 | 90.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vieira has more cage time on record.