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Anthony Pettis vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC 11-9-0 vs. 25-11-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-9-0
UFC record
25-11-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 2 yrs
37
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
70
Layoff (months)Δ 62.5 mo
7.5
WWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Charles Oliveira is a submission threat — 2.59 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Charles Oliveira owns the mat — in control 35% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.
Anthony Pettis rarely shoots — 0.52 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Anthony Pettis

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1213
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 39 documented bouts

In the UFC: 10-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.7 wins over .500

Charles Oliveira

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2511
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 25 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 19-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7693.32/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
9543.23/min · norm 3.44
9243.99/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
9003.05/min · norm 3.38
48.4%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
55.6%norm 43.65%
52.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
49.0%norm 56.3%
40.26/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
80.41/15 · norm 0.25

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

Anthony Pettis

Distance 89.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 8.0%)

Charles Oliveira

Distance 69.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 16.6% (norm 8.0%)

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

Anthony Pettis

Head 76.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 8.0%)

Charles Oliveira

Head 68.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Pettis L/AAccLightweight med Oliveira L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 657 / 1425 46.1% 38.3% 560 / 1199 46.7% 38.3%
In the clinch 53 / 79 67.1% 67.5% 173 / 231 74.9% 67.5%
On the ground 59 / 85 69.4% 68.8% 221 / 285 77.5% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 497 / 1207 41.2% 35.1% 565 / 1182 47.8% 35.1%
To the body 162 / 254 63.8% 69.1% 246 / 357 68.9% 69.1%
To the legs 110 / 128 85.9% 81.8% 143 / 176 81.2% 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Pettis L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Oliveira L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 686 / 1607 42.7% 38.8% 615 / 1341 45.9% 38.8%
In the clinch 136 / 190 71.6% 68.6% 72 / 105 68.6% 68.6%
On the ground 102 / 165 61.8% 68.0% 213 / 317 67.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 519 / 1408 36.9% 35.2% 658 / 1421 46.3% 35.2%
To the body 222 / 328 67.7% 68.2% 168 / 240 70.0% 68.2%
To the legs 183 / 226 81.0% 81.5% 74 / 102 72.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
840.0% acc · 0.52/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
4539.8% acc · 2.29/15 · norm 1.34
5755.9% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
2854.9% def · norm 63.7%
26:5911.6% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
102:0334.6% of cage time · norm 18.95%
74:394:49 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
83:194:14 per 15 · norm 2:50
110.71/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
512.59/15 · norm 0.48

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