Rafael Cavalcante vs. Igor Pokrajac
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rafael Cavalcante
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Igor Pokrajac
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 25 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rafael Cavalcante
Distance 80.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 10.4%)
Igor Pokrajac
Distance 72.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 19.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rafael Cavalcante
Head 87.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 9.7%)
Igor Pokrajac
Head 91.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 4.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cavalcante L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Pokrajac L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 56 / 149 | 37.6% | 41.4% | 153 / 430 | 35.6% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 81 / 116 | 69.8% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 68 / 162 | 42.0% | 38.9% | 228 / 540 | 42.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 24 / 27 | 88.9% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Cavalcante L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Pokrajac L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 92 / 233 | 39.5% | 40.4% | 199 / 442 | 45.0% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 38 | 71.1% | 68.7% | 204 / 248 | 82.3% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 80 / 108 | 74.1% | 70.4% | 112 / 174 | 64.4% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 131 / 292 | 44.9% | 37.5% | 314 / 642 | 48.9% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 72.3% | 141 / 162 | 87.0% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 36 / 40 | 90.0% | 83.0% | 60 / 60 | 100.0% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pokrajac has more cage time on record.