Alonzo Menifield “Atomic”
Light Heavyweight · ORCA rating 59/100 · peak 65 · Defensive specialist · 12–6–1 in 19 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Alonzo Menifield holds an ORCA rating of 59 (career peak 65), 31st of 67 active light heavyweights on the ORCA board. Grappling defence is the strongest of the four families at 74, 9th of 67 active light heavyweights (takedown defence 98). Grappling offence trails at 35. The 12 UFC wins split 5 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 5 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Light Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 59 | 43 of 67 | — |
| Striking defence | 42 | 45 of 67 | — |
| Grappling offence | 35 | 41 of 67 | — |
| Grappling defence | 74 | 9 of 67 | Takedown defence 98 |
Strongest sub-grade: Takedown defence 98. Weakest: Control time conceded, seconds per minute 77.
Profile
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 59 (peak 65)
- Light Heavyweight rank
- 31 of 67 active
- UFC record
- 12–6–1
- Pro record
- 19–6–1
- Graded UFC bouts
- 19
- Style
- Defensive specialist
- Age
- 39
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- 76″ (193 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 3.85
- Significant strike accuracy: 52%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.94
- Significant strike defence: 51%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.55
- Takedown accuracy: 32%
- Takedown defence: 80%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.18
Fight history
- 2026-09-19 · W vs Iwo Baraniewski · Decision - Split · UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
- 2026-05-30 · W vs Zhang Mingyang · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
- 2025-11-22 · L vs Volkan Oezdemir · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
- 2025-06-14 · W vs Oumar Sy · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
- 2025-02-22 · W vs Julius Walker · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
- 2024-08-03 · L vs Azamat Murzakanov · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
- 2024-05-11 · L vs Carlos Ulberg · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
- 2023-12-16 · W vs Dustin Jacoby · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
- 2023-07-08 · W vs Jimmy Crute · Submission · UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
- 2023-02-11 · D vs Jimmy Crute · Decision - Majority · UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
- 2022-10-15 · W vs Misha Cirkunov · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
- 2022-06-04 · W vs Askar Mozharov · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
- 2021-12-04 · L vs William Knight · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
- 2021-08-07 · W vs Ed Herman · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
- 2021-03-27 · W vs Fabio Cherant · Submission · UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou
- 2020-09-05 · L vs Ovince Saint Preux · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
- 2020-06-06 · L vs Devin Clark · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
- 2019-06-29 · W vs Paul Craig · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
- 2019-01-19 · W vs Vinicius Moreira · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
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