Hector Ramirez vs. James Irvin

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 4-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
4-6-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
50
AgeΔ 3 yrs
47
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
229.7
Layoff (months)Δ 37.5 mo
192.2
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
James Irvin carries real power — 1.56 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Hector Ramirez hunts takedowns — 3.32 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Hector Ramirez is a submission threat — 0.66 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Hector Ramirez

Full career not yet synced for Hector Ramirez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

James Irvin

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 46
Tier 3 — regional circuit 134

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

532.35/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
592.05/min · norm 3.41
1305.75/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
1113.86/min · norm 3.35
43.4%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
48.8%norm 48.3%
53.6%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
35.5%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
31.56/15 · norm 0.40

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

Hector Ramirez

Distance 73.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 10.4%)

James Irvin

Distance 70.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 20.7% (norm 10.4%)

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

Hector Ramirez

Head 89.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 9.7%)

James Irvin

Head 66.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 25.6% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Ramirez L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Irvin L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 32 / 89 36.0% 41.4% 35 / 85 41.2% 41.4%
In the clinch 12 / 19 too few to rate 70.9% 7 / 11 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 9 / 14 too few to rate 72.3% 17 / 25 68.0% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 43 / 109 39.4% 38.9% 29 / 81 35.8% 38.9%
To the body 6 / 9 too few to rate 71.9% 8 / 9 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 4 / 4 too few to rate 81.8% 22 / 31 71.0% 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Ramirez L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Irvin L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 90 / 214 42.1% 40.4% 56 / 106 52.8% 40.4%
In the clinch 37 / 62 59.7% 68.7% 17 / 21 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.4% 38 / 45 84.4% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 57 / 168 33.9% 37.5% 83 / 142 58.5% 37.5%
To the body 21 / 31 67.7% 72.3% 19 / 21 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 52 / 81 64.2% 83.0% 9 / 9 too few to rate 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
562.5% acc · 3.32/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
1100.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
736.8% def · norm 66.7%
4:1719.0% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
1:425.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
0:160:10 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
15:508:15 per 15 · norm 2:48
10.66/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
10.52/15 · norm 0.27

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