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Anthony Perosh vs. Ryan Bader

UFC 5-7-0 vs. 15-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-7-0
UFC record
15-5-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
54
AgeΔ 11 yrs
43
6'3"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
131.2
Layoff (months)Δ 12.2 mo
119
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Anthony Perosh is a submission threat — 1.13 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Ryan Bader hunts takedowns — 3.37 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Anthony Perosh hunts takedowns — 2.03 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Anthony Perosh

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 57
Tier 3 — regional circuit 103

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Ryan Bader

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 258
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 25 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 40 documented bouts

In the UFC: 10-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1512.27/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
5772.82/min · norm 3.48
2513.77/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2851.39/min · norm 3.37
43.1%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
43.3%norm 48.45%
53.9%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
71.8%norm 52.75%
20.45/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
70.51/15 · norm 0.40

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

Anthony Perosh

Distance 60.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 28.3% (norm 10.6%)

Ryan Bader

Distance 68.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 24.3% (norm 10.6%)

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

Anthony Perosh

Head 92.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 1.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 9.7%)

Ryan Bader

Head 84.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 7.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Perosh L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Bader L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 64 / 213 30.0% 41.5% 278 / 918 30.3% 41.5%
In the clinch 23 / 38 60.5% 70.8% 59 / 90 65.6% 70.8%
On the ground 64 / 99 64.6% 72.9% 240 / 324 74.1% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 127 / 323 39.3% 39.2% 423 / 1127 37.5% 39.2%
To the body 3 / 6 too few to rate 72.0% 71 / 102 69.6% 72.0%
To the legs 21 / 21 too few to rate 82.1% 83 / 103 80.6% 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Perosh L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Bader L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 115 / 347 33.1% 40.6% 218 / 905 24.1% 40.6%
In the clinch 46 / 69 66.7% 68.8% 31 / 54 57.4% 68.8%
On the ground 90 / 129 69.8% 70.4% 36 / 50 72.0% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 210 / 495 42.4% 37.7% 179 / 835 21.4% 37.7%
To the body 30 / 38 78.9% 72.9% 67 / 115 58.3% 72.9%
To the legs 11 / 12 too few to rate 83.1% 39 / 59 66.1% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
922.5% acc · 2.03/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
4644.2% acc · 3.37/15 · norm 0.87
233.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2580.6% def · norm 66.7%
15:3223.3% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
76:2637.3% of cage time · norm 17.1%
20:264:36 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
13:240:58 per 15 · norm 2:50
51.13/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
60.44/15 · norm 0.28

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