Sam Alvey vs. Dylan Andrews
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Sam Alvey
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 14 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 23 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 54 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Dylan Andrews
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.28 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Sam Alvey
Distance 85.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 10.3%)
Dylan Andrews
Distance 70.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 14.1% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sam Alvey
Head 81.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)
Dylan Andrews
Head 70.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 14.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Alvey L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Andrews L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 576 / 1450 | 39.7% | 40.5% | 45 / 115 | 39.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 152 / 208 | 73.1% | 70.3% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 30 / 45 | 66.7% | 69.1% | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 511 / 1390 | 36.8% | 38.9% | 48 / 115 | 41.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 116 / 156 | 74.4% | 71.7% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 131 / 157 | 83.4% | 83.3% | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Alvey L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Andrews L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 703 / 1576 | 44.6% | 39.5% | 54 / 130 | 41.5% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 91 / 137 | 66.4% | 70.9% | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 45 / 63 | 71.4% | 69.0% | 26 / 29 | 89.7% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 464 / 1233 | 37.6% | 37.9% | 77 / 158 | 48.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 172 / 306 | 56.2% | 71.3% | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 203 / 237 | 85.7% | 82.1% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Alvey has more cage time on record.