Maximo Blanco vs. Mike de la Torre

UFC 4-5-0 vs. 2-4-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-5-0
UFC record
2-4-0 (1 NC)
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
42
AgeΔ 3 yrs
39
5'8"
HeightΔ 3"
5'11"
71"
ReachΔ 0"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
118.7
Layoff (months)Δ 6.7 mo
112
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Maximo Blanco hunts takedowns — 2.07 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Mike de la Torre rarely shoots — 0.36 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Mike de la Torre absorbs 4.75 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.47 Featherweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Maximo Blanco

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 3 — regional circuit 83

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.45 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Mike de la Torre

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 24
Tier 3 — regional circuit 125

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.3 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3314.16/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1333.21/min · norm 3.54
2613.28/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
1974.75/min · norm 3.47
44.6%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
39.2%norm 45.0%
64.7%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
51.6%norm 54.85%
20.38/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.36/15 · norm 0.29

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

Maximo Blanco

Distance 86.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 6.5%)

Mike de la Torre

Distance 80.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Maximo Blanco

Head 82.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.8%)

Mike de la Torre

Head 90.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Blanco L/AAccFeatherweight med Torre L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 276 / 639 43.2% 40.9% 81 / 272 29.8% 40.9%
In the clinch 51 / 92 55.4% 70.8% 37 / 50 74.0% 70.8%
On the ground 4 / 11 too few to rate 69.2% 15 / 17 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 248 / 611 40.6% 37.2% 105 / 305 34.4% 37.2%
To the body 44 / 80 55.0% 68.2% 25 / 31 80.6% 68.2%
To the legs 39 / 51 76.5% 80.7% 3 / 3 too few to rate 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 Blanco L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Torre L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 193 / 613 31.5% 39.2% 82 / 255 32.2% 39.2%
In the clinch 58 / 109 53.2% 70.3% 80 / 103 77.7% 70.3%
On the ground 10 / 18 too few to rate 69.4% 35 / 49 71.4% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 178 / 603 29.5% 35.9% 137 / 321 42.7% 35.9%
To the body 51 / 85 60.0% 67.9% 48 / 72 66.7% 67.9%
To the legs 32 / 52 61.5% 81.5% 12 / 14 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1136.7% acc · 2.07/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
116.7% acc · 0.36/15 · norm 1.19
1280.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
3583.3% def · norm 61.5%
13:0816.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
5:4814.0% of cage time · norm 16.7%
13:012:27 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
18:346:43 per 15 · norm 3:12
20.38/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.46

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