Alejandro Perez vs.
Matthew Lopez
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Alejandro Perez
Full career not yet synced for Alejandro Perez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Matthew Lopez
Full career not yet synced for Matthew Lopez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Alejandro Perez
Distance 88.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.2% (norm 6.5%)
Matthew Lopez
Distance 80.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 17.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alejandro Perez
Head 80.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 6.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 8.4%)
Matthew Lopez
Head 77.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Perez L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Lopez L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 383 / 1193 | 32.1% | 39.0% | 150 / 334 | 44.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 54 | 51.9% | 68.7% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 68 / 97 | 70.1% | 70.2% | 55 / 71 | 77.5% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 296 / 1081 | 27.4% | 34.9% | 141 / 322 | 43.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 60 / 81 | 74.1% | 66.8% | 48 / 69 | 69.6% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 123 / 182 | 67.6% | 79.4% | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 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 Perez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Lopez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 414 / 1097 | 37.7% | 39.3% | 201 / 497 | 40.4% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 36 | 36.1% | 70.4% | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 34 / 46 | 73.9% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 214 / 828 | 25.8% | 34.9% | 152 / 432 | 35.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 119 / 184 | 64.7% | 66.0% | 38 / 61 | 62.3% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 109 / 143 | 76.2% | 79.1% | 63 / 74 | 85.1% | 79.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Perez has more cage time on record.