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Alex Perez vs. Asu Almabayev

UFC 8-7-0 (1 NC) vs. 7-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-7-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
7-1-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
34
AgeΔ 2 yrs
32
5'6"
HeightΔ 2"
5'4"
65"
ReachΔ 0"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.7
Layoff (months)Δ 2.1 mo
3.8
LNCWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alex Perez carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Asu Almabayev hunts takedowns — 4.74 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Asu Almabayev owns the mat — in control 49% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Alex Perez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 164

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Asu Almabayev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 71
Tier 3 — regional circuit 172

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.32 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4553.77/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
2382.28/min · norm 3.48
3833.17/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2021.94/min · norm 3.24
44.6%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
51.4%norm 44.6%
58.2%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
53.8%norm 56.4%
60.75/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.14/15 · norm 0.18

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

Alex Perez

Distance 83.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 7.3%)

Asu Almabayev

Distance 73.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 19.4% (norm 7.3%)

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

Alex Perez

Head 72.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.0% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 9.3%)

Asu Almabayev

Head 71.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.4% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Perez L/AAccFlyweight med Almabayev L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 334 / 852 39.2% 39.9% 154 / 339 45.4% 39.9%
In the clinch 59 / 87 67.8% 70.1% 24 / 34 70.6% 70.1%
On the ground 62 / 81 76.5% 69.7% 60 / 90 66.7% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 267 / 739 36.1% 37.6% 128 / 330 38.8% 37.6%
To the body 82 / 133 61.7% 68.5% 58 / 76 76.3% 68.5%
To the legs 106 / 148 71.6% 80.0% 52 / 57 91.2% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Almabayev L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 308 / 815 37.8% 39.9% 154 / 371 41.5% 39.9%
In the clinch 24 / 33 72.7% 68.8% 29 / 44 65.9% 68.8%
On the ground 51 / 68 75.0% 70.4% 19 / 22 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 258 / 739 34.9% 35.4% 102 / 280 36.4% 35.4%
To the body 69 / 102 67.6% 67.9% 67 / 104 64.4% 67.9%
To the legs 56 / 75 74.7% 80.2% 33 / 53 62.3% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1946.3% acc · 2.36/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
3345.8% acc · 4.74/15 · norm 1.30
2974.4% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
444.4% def · norm 62.5%
35:4229.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
51:0348.9% of cage time · norm 17.0%
11:111:23 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
5:210:46 per 15 · norm 2:46
50.62/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
101.44/15 · norm 0.58

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