Alafia Ayeni and James McCabe have met 1 time since 2025; James McCabe leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: James McCabe won at Newport (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ayeni
⚙️ Grinder
McCabe
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 57% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,616 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward James McCabe.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ayeni | McCabe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alafia Ayeni | James McCabe | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 16/16 | 95% | 18/19 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 79% | 15/19 |
| 5 or more | 56% | 9/16 | 58% | 11/19 |
| 10 or more | 13% | 2/16 | 37% | 7/19 |
| 15 or more | 6% | 1/16 | 5% | 1/19 |
| 20 or more | 6% | 1/16 | 0% | 0/19 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ayeni | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.75 | 2.14 |
| ROI % | +19.2% | -2.3% |
| Units P/L | +2.88u | -0.35u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Ayeni and McCabe posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Ayeni | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Schoolkate | L 76 36 26 | L 63 67 26 |
Last five matches per player
Carlo Alberto Caniato
Unicredit Czech Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Ivan Ivanov
Kosice Open 2026 · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 25
Franco Agamenone
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Round of 16
May 21
Reda Bennani
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 18
Mert Naci Turker
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Round of 32
May 9
Soonwoo Kwon
Wuxi Open · Round of 16
May 7
Bernard Tomic
Wuxi Open · Round of 32
May 6
Philip Sekulic
Wuxi Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 4
Rhys Lawlor
Lexus Nottingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Kamil Majchrzak
Libema Open · Round of 16
Jun 11
Zizou Bergs
Libema Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Sander Jong
Libema Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Kamil Majchrzak
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 3
Martin Damm
Lexus Birmingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Remy Bertola
Lexus Nottingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Billy Moxon
Lexus Birmingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–65 matches
| Metric | Ayeni | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 57% |
| Sets won | 59% | 55% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ayeni | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ayeni | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
