Ryan Bader vs. Vinny Magalhaes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ryan Bader
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 25 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 25 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Vinny Magalhaes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ryan Bader
Distance 68.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 24.3% (norm 10.4%)
Vinny Magalhaes
Distance 87.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ryan Bader
Head 84.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 9.7%)
Vinny Magalhaes
Head 79.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bader L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Magalhaes L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 278 / 918 | 30.3% | 41.4% | 60 / 298 | 20.1% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 90 | 65.6% | 70.9% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 240 / 324 | 74.1% | 72.3% | 11 / 25 | 44.0% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 423 / 1127 | 37.5% | 38.9% | 39 / 269 | 14.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 71 / 102 | 69.6% | 71.9% | 25 / 37 | 67.6% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 83 / 103 | 80.6% | 81.8% | 19 / 33 | 57.6% | 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 Bader L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Magalhaes L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 218 / 905 | 24.1% | 40.4% | 136 / 462 | 29.4% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 54 | 57.4% | 68.7% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 36 / 50 | 72.0% | 70.4% | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 179 / 835 | 21.4% | 37.5% | 115 / 434 | 26.5% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 67 / 115 | 58.3% | 72.3% | 17 / 32 | 53.1% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 39 / 59 | 66.1% | 83.0% | 22 / 22 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Bader has more cage time on record.