Manny Bermudez vs. Benito Lopez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Manny Bermudez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Benito Lopez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Manny Bermudez
Distance 53.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 43.6% (norm 6.5%)
Benito Lopez
Distance 94.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Manny Bermudez
Head 87.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)
Benito Lopez
Head 62.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 21.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bermudez L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Lopez L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 33 / 75 | 44.0% | 39.0% | 143 / 337 | 42.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 9 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 50 / 61 | 82.0% | 70.2% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 72 / 122 | 59.0% | 34.9% | 70 / 221 | 31.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 26 / 58 | 44.8% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 60 / 77 | 77.9% | 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 Bermudez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Lopez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 50 / 112 | 44.6% | 39.3% | 163 / 376 | 43.4% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 8 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 42 / 105 | 40.0% | 34.9% | 114 / 323 | 35.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 66.0% | 39 / 51 | 76.5% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 24 / 25 | 96.0% | 79.1% | 40 / 48 | 83.3% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Bermudez has more cage time on record.