diff --git a/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/iace/benchmark_matcher.go b/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/iace/benchmark_matcher.go
index 4c042a5e..54ad39a0 100644
--- a/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/iace/benchmark_matcher.go
+++ b/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/iace/benchmark_matcher.go
@@ -111,8 +111,17 @@ func CompareBenchmark(gt *GroundTruth, hazards []Hazard, mitigations []Mitigatio
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Greedy best-first 1:1 assignment
-	sort.Slice(pairs, func(a, b int) bool { return pairs[a].score > pairs[b].score })
+	// Greedy assignment: sort by score, but prioritize high-specificity matches
+	// (matches where both category AND zone overlap) over generic ones
+	sort.Slice(pairs, func(a, b int) bool {
+		// First: prioritize matches with zone overlap (more specific)
+		aHasZone := pairs[a].reason != "" && (strings.Contains(pairs[a].reason, "Zone") || strings.Contains(pairs[a].reason, "Keywords+Zone"))
+		bHasZone := pairs[b].reason != "" && (strings.Contains(pairs[b].reason, "Zone") || strings.Contains(pairs[b].reason, "Keywords+Zone"))
+		if aHasZone != bHasZone {
+			return aHasZone
+		}
+		return pairs[a].score > pairs[b].score
+	})
 	usedGT := make(map[int]bool)
 	usedEng := make(map[int]bool)
 	var matched []HazardMatchPair