Edson Barboza vs. Lerone Murphy
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Edson Barboza
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 14 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-13 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500
Lerone Murphy
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.69 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Edson Barboza
Distance 94.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 8.0%)
Lerone Murphy
Distance 87.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Edson Barboza
Head 65.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.1% (norm 8.0%)
Lerone Murphy
Head 75.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Barboza L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Murphy L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1476 / 3425 | 43.1% | 38.3% | 577 / 1213 | 47.6% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 80 / 98 | 81.6% | 67.5% | 69 / 83 | 83.1% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 60 / 92 | 65.2% | 68.8% | 61 / 88 | 69.3% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 707 / 2371 | 29.8% | 35.1% | 449 / 1041 | 43.1% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 511 / 736 | 69.4% | 69.1% | 152 / 216 | 70.4% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 398 / 508 | 78.3% | 81.8% | 106 / 127 | 83.5% | 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 (Lightweight: 204 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 Barboza L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Murphy L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1494 / 3662 | 40.8% | 38.8% | 361 / 973 | 37.1% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 90 / 134 | 67.2% | 68.6% | 45 / 74 | 60.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 271 / 374 | 72.5% | 68.0% | 26 / 44 | 59.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1343 / 3460 | 38.8% | 35.2% | 246 / 832 | 29.6% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 254 / 398 | 63.8% | 68.2% | 108 / 152 | 71.1% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 258 / 312 | 82.7% | 81.5% | 78 / 107 | 72.9% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barboza has more cage time on record.