Alex Perez vs. Eric Shelton
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Alex Perez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 4 |
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
Eric Shelton
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Eric Shelton
Distance 77.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 20.4% (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%)
Eric Shelton
Head 88.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 7.2% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 4.1% (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/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Shelton L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 334 / 852 | 39.2% | 39.9% | 133 / 421 | 31.6% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 87 | 67.8% | 70.1% | 3 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 62 / 81 | 76.5% | 69.7% | 95 / 111 | 85.6% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 267 / 739 | 36.1% | 37.6% | 183 / 482 | 38.0% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 82 / 133 | 61.7% | 68.5% | 31 / 39 | 79.5% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 106 / 148 | 71.6% | 80.0% | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 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/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Shelton L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 308 / 815 | 37.8% | 39.9% | 140 / 417 | 33.6% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 68.8% | 8 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 51 / 68 | 75.0% | 70.4% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 258 / 739 | 34.9% | 35.4% | 94 / 359 | 26.2% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 69 / 102 | 67.6% | 67.9% | 34 / 48 | 70.8% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 56 / 75 | 74.7% | 80.2% | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Perez has more cage time on record.