Matt Bessette vs. Enrique Barzola
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Matt Bessette
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Enrique Barzola
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 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)
Matt Bessette
Distance 93.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 6.5%)
Enrique Barzola
Distance 82.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 13.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matt Bessette
Head 81.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.4% (norm 7.8%)
Enrique Barzola
Head 78.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bessette L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Barzola L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 86 / 268 | 32.1% | 40.9% | 424 / 1166 | 36.4% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 126 / 190 | 66.3% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 69 / 234 | 29.5% | 37.2% | 348 / 1108 | 31.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 27 / 46 | 58.7% | 68.2% | 132 / 181 | 72.9% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 107 / 123 | 87.0% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Bessette L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Barzola L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 89 / 234 | 38.0% | 39.2% | 417 / 1371 | 30.4% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 70.3% | 22 / 44 | 50.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 24 / 38 | 63.2% | 69.4% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 69 / 224 | 30.8% | 35.9% | 290 / 1192 | 24.3% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 32 / 40 | 80.0% | 67.9% | 88 / 144 | 61.1% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 28 / 33 | 84.8% | 81.5% | 68 / 89 | 76.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barzola has more cage time on record.