Ildemar Alcantara vs. Igor Araujo
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ildemar Alcantara
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 15 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.23 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 44 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500
Igor Araujo
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ildemar Alcantara
Distance 83.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.1%)
Igor Araujo
Distance 62.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 26.8% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ildemar Alcantara
Head 78.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 8.4%)
Igor Araujo
Head 61.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 23.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Alcantara L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Araujo L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 129 / 406 | 31.8% | 38.6% | 49 / 119 | 41.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 41 | 82.9% | 67.8% | 10 / 20 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 67.2% | 21 / 51 | 41.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 106 / 381 | 27.8% | 37.2% | 37 / 116 | 31.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 62 / 83 | 74.7% | 70.7% | 23 / 44 | 52.3% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 20 / 22 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 20 / 30 | 66.7% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Alcantara L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Araujo L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 154 / 354 | 43.5% | 39.0% | 46 / 153 | 30.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 68.9% | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 77 / 130 | 59.2% | 68.0% | 73 / 100 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 161 / 377 | 42.7% | 35.6% | 113 / 254 | 44.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 36 / 70 | 51.4% | 69.6% | 23 / 27 | 85.2% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 60 / 70 | 85.7% | 82.1% | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Alcantara has more cage time on record.