Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Anthony Hernandez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marc-Andre Barriault
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Anthony Hernandez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.58 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marc-Andre Barriault
Distance 76.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 18.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 10.3%)
Anthony Hernandez
Distance 62.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 27.3% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marc-Andre Barriault
Head 83.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 8.4%)
Anthony Hernandez
Head 86.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Barriault L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Hernandez L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 650 / 1625 | 40.0% | 40.5% | 307 / 643 | 47.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 276 / 397 | 69.5% | 70.3% | 72 / 100 | 72.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 69 / 93 | 74.2% | 69.1% | 241 / 279 | 86.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 718 / 1758 | 40.8% | 38.9% | 498 / 888 | 56.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 196 / 259 | 75.7% | 71.7% | 76 / 85 | 89.4% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 81 / 98 | 82.7% | 83.3% | 46 / 49 | 93.9% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Barriault L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Hernandez L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 775 / 1698 | 45.6% | 39.5% | 342 / 753 | 45.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 232 / 311 | 74.6% | 70.9% | 63 / 87 | 72.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 69.0% | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 655 / 1578 | 41.5% | 37.9% | 311 / 724 | 43.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 293 / 370 | 79.2% | 71.3% | 84 / 110 | 76.4% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 98 / 111 | 88.3% | 82.1% | 30 / 32 | 93.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barriault has more cage time on record.