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Brian Foster vs. Forrest Petz

UFC 3-2-0 vs. 2-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-2-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
42
AgeΔ 9 yrs
51
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
71"
ReachΔ 0"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
191
Layoff (months)Δ 2.1 mo
193.1
WWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Brian Foster is a submission threat — 1.83 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.44 Welterweight norm.
Brian Foster hunts takedowns — 3.67 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.
Forrest Petz carries real power — 0.92 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brian Foster

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 249

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.62 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 41 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

Forrest Petz

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 3 — regional circuit 236

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.62 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

813.30/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1842.27/min · norm 3.17
401.63/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1782.20/min · norm 3.08
39.9%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
29.6%norm 44.75%
65.2%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
57.4%norm 55.25%
10.61/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
50.92/15 · norm 0.38

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

Brian Foster

Distance 56.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 38.4% (norm 8.1%)

Forrest Petz

Distance 83.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.1%)

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

Brian Foster

Head 86.7% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 8.0%)

Forrest Petz

Head 78.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Foster L/AAccWelterweight med Petz L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 33 / 114 28.9% 38.5% 123 / 521 23.6% 38.5%
In the clinch 5 / 11 too few to rate 67.8% 45 / 72 62.5% 67.8%
On the ground 43 / 78 55.1% 67.0% 16 / 29 55.2% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 61 / 176 34.7% 36.4% 91 / 485 18.8% 36.4%
To the body 14 / 18 too few to rate 70.7% 73 / 115 63.5% 70.7%
To the legs 6 / 9 too few to rate 83.0% 20 / 22 too few to rate 83.0%

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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Foster L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Petz L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 88 25.0% 39.1% 98 / 287 34.1% 39.1%
In the clinch 6 / 8 too few to rate 68.9% 34 / 60 56.7% 68.9%
On the ground 12 / 19 too few to rate 68.0% 46 / 71 64.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 25 / 93 26.9% 35.6% 107 / 334 32.0% 35.6%
To the body 8 / 12 too few to rate 69.6% 27 / 37 73.0% 69.6%
To the legs 7 / 10 too few to rate 82.2% 44 / 47 93.6% 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
660.0% acc · 3.67/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
7100.0% acc · 1.29/15 · norm 1.31
337.5% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2866.7% def · norm 63.9%
6:4627.6% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
13:1116.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
7:114:23 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
20:473:50 per 15 · norm 3:15
31.83/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.44

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