Jorge Masvidal vs. Al Iaquinta
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jorge Masvidal
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 52 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 wins over .500
Al Iaquinta
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jorge Masvidal
Distance 77.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 11.3% (norm 8.1%)
Al Iaquinta
Distance 95.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jorge Masvidal
Head 73.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 8.4%)
Al Iaquinta
Head 81.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Masvidal L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Iaquinta L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 808 / 1832 | 44.1% | 38.6% | 715 / 1819 | 39.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 202 / 265 | 76.2% | 67.8% | 31 / 51 | 60.8% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 160 / 268 | 59.7% | 67.2% | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 695 / 1734 | 40.1% | 37.2% | 521 / 1553 | 33.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 281 / 369 | 76.2% | 70.7% | 145 / 235 | 61.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 194 / 262 | 74.0% | 82.9% | 108 / 121 | 89.3% | 81.9% |
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 · Lightweight: 201 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 Masvidal L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Iaquinta L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 698 / 1813 | 38.5% | 39.0% | 740 / 2046 | 36.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 114 / 163 | 69.9% | 68.9% | 12 / 29 | 41.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 89 / 143 | 62.2% | 68.0% | 111 / 150 | 74.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 545 / 1603 | 34.0% | 35.6% | 639 / 1928 | 33.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 216 / 341 | 63.3% | 69.6% | 106 / 161 | 65.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 140 / 175 | 80.0% | 82.1% | 118 / 136 | 86.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Masvidal has more cage time on record.