Ivan Menjivar vs. Hatsu Hioki
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ivan Menjivar
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Hatsu Hioki
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 27 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 44 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ivan Menjivar
Distance 83.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 6.5%)
Hatsu Hioki
Distance 83.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ivan Menjivar
Head 65.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 8.4%)
Hatsu Hioki
Head 70.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 25.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Menjivar L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Hioki L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 473 | 29.6% | 39.0% | 178 / 480 | 37.1% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 68.7% | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.2% | 52 / 65 | 80.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 92 / 370 | 24.9% | 34.9% | 152 / 408 | 37.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 63 / 110 | 57.3% | 66.8% | 82 / 149 | 55.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 79.4% | 18 / 21 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
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 · Featherweight: 126 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 Menjivar L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Hioki L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 132 / 473 | 27.9% | 39.3% | 160 / 565 | 28.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.4% | 43 / 65 | 66.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 43 / 88 | 48.9% | 72.4% | 40 / 65 | 61.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 107 / 453 | 23.6% | 34.9% | 137 / 502 | 27.3% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 56 / 96 | 58.3% | 66.0% | 61 / 103 | 59.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 47 / 60 | 78.3% | 79.1% | 45 / 90 | 50.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Menjivar has more cage time on record.