Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira
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
Tatsuro Taira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.71 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 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%)
Tatsuro Taira
Distance 66.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 29.8% (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%)
Tatsuro Taira
Head 85.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 6.1% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 8.7% (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 | Taira L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 334 / 852 | 39.2% | 39.9% | 183 / 409 | 44.7% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 87 | 67.8% | 70.1% | 14 / 26 | 53.8% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 62 / 81 | 76.5% | 69.7% | 140 / 185 | 75.7% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 267 / 739 | 36.1% | 37.6% | 263 / 528 | 49.8% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 82 / 133 | 61.7% | 68.5% | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 106 / 148 | 71.6% | 80.0% | 48 / 54 | 88.9% | 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 Taira L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 308 / 815 | 37.8% | 39.9% | 291 / 563 | 51.7% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 68.8% | 33 / 39 | 84.6% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 51 / 68 | 75.0% | 70.4% | 41 / 50 | 82.0% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 258 / 739 | 34.9% | 35.4% | 299 / 557 | 53.7% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 69 / 102 | 67.6% | 67.9% | 46 / 62 | 74.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 56 / 75 | 74.7% | 80.2% | 20 / 33 | 60.6% | 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.