Ivan Menjivar vs. Mike Easton
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
Mike Easton
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 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%)
Mike Easton
Distance 87.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.9% (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%)
Mike Easton
Head 70.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.9% (norm 8.4%)
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 | Easton L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 473 | 29.6% | 39.0% | 259 / 828 | 31.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 68.7% | 79 / 101 | 78.2% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.2% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 92 / 370 | 24.9% | 34.9% | 144 / 663 | 21.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 63 / 110 | 57.3% | 66.8% | 97 / 152 | 63.8% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 79.4% | 110 / 132 | 83.3% | 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 Menjivar L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Easton L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 132 / 473 | 27.9% | 39.3% | 319 / 948 | 33.6% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 70.4% | 95 / 145 | 65.5% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 43 / 88 | 48.9% | 72.4% | 13 / 24 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 107 / 453 | 23.6% | 34.9% | 248 / 872 | 28.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 56 / 96 | 58.3% | 66.0% | 88 / 136 | 64.7% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 47 / 60 | 78.3% | 79.1% | 91 / 109 | 83.5% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Menjivar has more cage time on record.