Sean Spencer vs. Alex Garcia
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Sean Spencer
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.54 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Alex Garcia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Sean Spencer
Distance 92.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 8.1%)
Alex Garcia
Distance 86.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sean Spencer
Head 87.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 8.4%)
Alex Garcia
Head 91.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Spencer L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Garcia L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 391 / 1302 | 30.0% | 38.6% | 160 / 582 | 27.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 49 / 84 | 58.3% | 67.8% | 30 / 50 | 60.0% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 22 / 44 | 50.0% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 345 / 1225 | 28.2% | 37.2% | 176 / 620 | 28.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 77 / 136 | 56.6% | 70.7% | 25 / 44 | 56.8% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 34 / 45 | 75.6% | 82.9% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Spencer L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Garcia L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 332 / 947 | 35.1% | 39.0% | 266 / 741 | 35.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 60 / 97 | 61.9% | 68.9% | 39 / 64 | 60.9% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 40 / 56 | 71.4% | 68.0% | 50 / 65 | 76.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 278 / 898 | 31.0% | 35.6% | 216 / 687 | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 54 / 98 | 55.1% | 69.6% | 78 / 118 | 66.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 100 / 104 | 96.2% | 82.1% | 61 / 65 | 93.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Garcia has more cage time on record.