Matheus Nicolau vs. Bruno Korea
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Matheus Nicolau
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Bruno Korea
Full career not yet synced for Bruno Korea — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Matheus Nicolau
Distance 90.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 0.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.2% (norm 7.3%)
Bruno Korea
Distance 78.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 19.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matheus Nicolau
Head 66.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 24.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 9.3%)
Bruno Korea
Head 82.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nicolau L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Korea L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 354 / 709 | 49.9% | 40.0% | 17 / 62 | 27.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 50 / 72 | 69.4% | 69.7% | 9 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 214 / 523 | 40.9% | 37.6% | 16 / 65 | 24.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 137 / 190 | 72.1% | 68.5% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 57 / 73 | 78.1% | 80.0% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 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 (Flyweight: 73 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 Nicolau L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Korea L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 323 / 1006 | 32.1% | 40.1% | 33 / 56 | 58.9% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 31 / 48 | 64.6% | 71.1% | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 209 / 836 | 25.0% | 35.2% | 31 / 59 | 52.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 78 / 139 | 56.1% | 68.2% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 81 / 100 | 81.0% | 80.3% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nicolau has more cage time on record.