Edimilson Souza vs. Felipe Arantes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Edimilson Souza
Full career not yet synced for Edimilson Souza — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Felipe Arantes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Edimilson Souza
Distance 87.1% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 6.5%)
Felipe Arantes
Distance 79.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Edimilson Souza
Head 81.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 17.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.6% (norm 7.9%)
Felipe Arantes
Head 77.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Souza L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Arantes L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 127 / 303 | 41.9% | 40.5% | 239 / 599 | 39.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 24 / 45 | 53.3% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 79 / 114 | 69.3% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 119 / 284 | 41.9% | 37.1% | 219 / 587 | 37.3% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 35 / 62 | 56.5% | 68.0% | 61 / 97 | 62.9% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 62 / 74 | 83.8% | 80.3% |
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: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Souza L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Arantes L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 71 / 197 | 36.0% | 39.3% | 233 / 796 | 29.3% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 69.4% | 109 / 202 | 54.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 42 / 158 | 26.6% | 35.9% | 224 / 834 | 26.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 68.0% | 116 / 178 | 65.2% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 37 / 44 | 84.1% | 81.5% | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Arantes has more cage time on record.