Laureano Staropoli vs. Hector Aldana

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 0-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
0-3-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
33
AgeΔ 4 yrs
37
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
57.5
Layoff (months)Δ 24.4 mo
81.9
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Hector Aldana's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% Welterweight norm.
Hector Aldana absorbs 5.08 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.06 Welterweight norm — hittable.
Laureano Staropoli rarely shoots — 0.83 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Laureano Staropoli

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 36
Tier 3 — regional circuit 121

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.76 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Hector Aldana

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 03
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 8 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2983.31/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1163.59/min · norm 3.17
3363.73/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
1645.08/min · norm 3.06
34.0%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
38.4%norm 44.9%
54.0%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
59.7%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

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

Laureano Staropoli

Distance 97.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.2% (norm 8.1%)

Hector Aldana

Distance 95.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 8.1%)

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

Laureano Staropoli

Head 81.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.4%)

Hector Aldana

Head 74.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 16.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Staropoli L/AAccWelterweight med Aldana L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 283 / 851 33.3% 38.6% 109 / 289 37.7% 38.6%
In the clinch 14 / 23 too few to rate 67.8% 6 / 12 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 1 / 2 too few to rate 67.2% 1 / 1 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 198 / 712 27.8% 37.2% 64 / 225 28.4% 37.2%
To the body 72 / 133 54.1% 70.7% 13 / 26 50.0% 70.7%
To the legs 28 / 31 90.3% 82.9% 39 / 51 76.5% 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 Staropoli L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Aldana L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 258 / 613 42.1% 39.0% 150 / 385 39.0% 39.0%
In the clinch 73 / 109 67.0% 68.9% 3 / 5 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 5 / 9 too few to rate 68.0% 11 / 17 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 200 / 557 35.9% 35.6% 104 / 325 32.0% 35.6%
To the body 73 / 101 72.3% 69.6% 21 / 41 51.2% 69.6%
To the legs 63 / 73 86.3% 82.1% 39 / 41 95.1% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
526.3% acc · 0.83/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
2100.0% acc · 0.93/15 · norm 1.27
1248.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 63.9%
6:527.6% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
1:023.2% of cage time · norm 18.5%
20:013:20 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
0:040:01 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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