Iuri Alcantara vs. Frankie Saenz

UFC 10-7-0 (1 NC) vs. 5-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
10-7-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
5-5-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
46
AgeΔ 1 yrs
45
5'9"
HeightΔ 3"
5'6"
71"
ReachΔ 5"
66"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
95.4
Layoff (months)Δ 23.2 mo
72.2
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Iuri Alcantara is a submission threat — 0.86 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Frankie Saenz hunts takedowns — 1.74 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Opponents land 48% of their head shots on Iuri Alcantara, vs a 35% Bantamweight norm — a hole in the guard.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Iuri Alcantara

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 107
Tier 3 — regional circuit 264

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 48 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Frankie Saenz

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 55
Tier 3 — regional circuit 72

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.59 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 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

4722.71/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
5093.94/min · norm 3.52
4892.81/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
4523.50/min · norm 3.58
45.9%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
47.4%norm 43.4%
49.1%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
52.2%norm 56.6%
40.34/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.23/15 · norm 0.30

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

Iuri Alcantara

Distance 77.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 6.5%)

Frankie Saenz

Distance 70.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 22.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 6.5%)

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

Iuri Alcantara

Head 78.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.4%)

Frankie Saenz

Head 65.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Alcantara L/AAccBantamweight med Saenz L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 299 / 797 37.5% 39.0% 287 / 753 38.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 41 / 57 71.9% 68.7% 174 / 238 73.1% 68.7%
On the ground 132 / 175 75.4% 70.2% 48 / 82 58.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 310 / 809 38.3% 34.9% 238 / 707 33.7% 34.9%
To the body 125 / 172 72.7% 66.8% 129 / 201 64.2% 66.8%
To the legs 37 / 48 77.1% 79.4% 142 / 165 86.1% 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Saenz L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 184 / 512 35.9% 39.3% 322 / 771 41.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 43 / 59 72.9% 70.4% 95 / 132 72.0% 70.4%
On the ground 262 / 389 67.4% 72.4% 35 / 42 83.3% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 359 / 754 47.6% 34.9% 295 / 745 39.6% 34.9%
To the body 53 / 90 58.9% 66.0% 114 / 150 76.0% 66.0%
To the legs 77 / 116 66.4% 79.1% 43 / 50 86.0% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1763.0% acc · 1.46/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1531.9% acc · 1.74/15 · norm 1.12
4059.7% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
3761.7% def · norm 66.7%
27:4415.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
26:5820.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
63:295:27 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
16:081:52 per 15 · norm 2:24
100.86/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.12/15 · norm 0.28

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