Domingo Pilarte vs. Brian Kelleher
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Domingo Pilarte
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Brian Kelleher
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Domingo Pilarte
Distance 69.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 27.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 6.4%)
Brian Kelleher
Distance 87.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Domingo Pilarte
Head 63.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 25.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 8.4%)
Brian Kelleher
Head 76.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pilarte L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Kelleher L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 7 / 25 | 28.0% | 39.2% | 345 / 937 | 36.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 29 / 43 | 67.4% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 68 / 88 | 77.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 7 / 23 | too few to rate | 35.3% | 288 / 815 | 35.3% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 66.9% | 67 / 141 | 47.5% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 79.2% | 87 / 112 | 77.7% | 79.2% |
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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Pilarte L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Kelleher L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 39.4% | 519 / 1217 | 42.6% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 64 / 93 | 68.8% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 39 / 56 | 69.6% | 72.1% | 31 / 43 | 72.1% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 45 / 76 | 59.2% | 34.9% | 399 / 1044 | 38.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 66.1% | 130 / 201 | 64.7% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 78.8% | 85 / 108 | 78.7% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kelleher has more cage time on record.