Andre Fili vs.
Felipe Arantes
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.
Andre Fili
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Felipe Arantes
Full career not yet synced for Felipe Arantes — 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 +0.5 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)
Andre Fili
Distance 91.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 6.5%)
Felipe Arantes
Distance 79.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Andre Fili
Head 85.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 7.8%)
Felipe Arantes
Head 77.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Fili L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Arantes L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 980 / 2722 | 36.0% | 40.9% | 239 / 599 | 39.9% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 62 / 105 | 59.0% | 70.8% | 24 / 45 | 53.3% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 79 / 135 | 58.5% | 69.2% | 79 / 114 | 69.3% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 819 / 2538 | 32.3% | 37.2% | 219 / 587 | 37.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 169 / 255 | 66.3% | 68.2% | 61 / 97 | 62.9% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 133 / 169 | 78.7% | 80.7% | 62 / 74 | 83.8% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Fili L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Arantes L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1116 / 2292 | 48.7% | 39.2% | 233 / 796 | 29.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 79 / 124 | 63.7% | 70.3% | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 118 / 186 | 63.4% | 69.4% | 109 / 202 | 54.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 703 / 1825 | 38.5% | 35.9% | 224 / 834 | 26.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 259 / 390 | 66.4% | 67.9% | 116 / 178 | 65.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 351 / 387 | 90.7% | 81.5% | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 81.5% |
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 — Fili has more cage time on record.