Vaughan Lee vs. Iuri Alcantara

UFC 3-5-0 vs. 10-7-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-5-0
UFC record
10-7-0 (1 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
43
AgeΔ 3 yrs
46
5'6"
HeightΔ 3"
5'9"
66"
ReachΔ 5"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
132.7
Layoff (months)Δ 37.3 mo
95.4
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Vaughan Lee is a submission threat — 1.01 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Iuri Alcantara is a submission threat — 0.86 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Vaughan Lee defends leg kicks well — opponents land just 40%, vs a 79% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Vaughan Lee

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 117

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.02 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Iuri Alcantara

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 107
Tier 3 — regional circuit 264

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 48 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2583.47/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4722.71/min · norm 3.52
1542.07/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
4892.81/min · norm 3.58
47.3%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
45.9%norm 43.4%
70.2%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
49.1%norm 56.6%
10.20/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
40.34/15 · norm 0.30

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

Vaughan Lee

Distance 86.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 6.5%)

Iuri Alcantara

Distance 77.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Vaughan Lee

Head 64.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 23.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 8.4%)

Iuri Alcantara

Head 78.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Lee L/AAccBantamweight med Alcantara L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 203 / 470 43.2% 39.0% 299 / 797 37.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 40 / 52 76.9% 68.7% 41 / 57 71.9% 68.7%
On the ground 15 / 24 too few to rate 70.2% 132 / 175 75.4% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 353 35.7% 34.9% 310 / 809 38.3% 34.9%
To the body 82 / 126 65.1% 66.8% 125 / 172 72.7% 66.8%
To the legs 50 / 67 74.6% 79.4% 37 / 48 77.1% 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Lee L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Alcantara L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 99 / 432 22.9% 39.3% 184 / 512 35.9% 39.3%
In the clinch 21 / 37 56.8% 70.4% 43 / 59 72.9% 70.4%
On the ground 34 / 48 70.8% 72.4% 262 / 389 67.4% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 100 / 409 24.4% 34.9% 359 / 754 47.6% 34.9%
To the body 40 / 73 54.8% 66.0% 53 / 90 58.9% 66.0%
To the legs 14 / 35 40.0% 79.1% 77 / 116 66.4% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
433.3% acc · 0.81/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1763.0% acc · 1.46/15 · norm 1.12
2672.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
4059.7% def · norm 66.7%
8:0610.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
27:4415.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
26:545:25 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
63:295:27 per 15 · norm 2:24
51.01/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
100.86/15 · norm 0.28

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