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Edwin Figueroa vs.
Erik Perez

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-4-0 Edwin Figueroa · UFC
7-2-0 Erik Perez · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

2-4-0
UFC record
7-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
42
AgeΔ 5.3 yrs
36.7
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
152.6
Layoff (months)Δ 35.6 mo
117
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWLW
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Erik Perez hunts takedowns — 3.16 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Edwin Figueroa is a submission threat — 0.60 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Erik Perez owns the mat — in control 36% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Edwin Figueroa

Full career not yet synced for Edwin Figueroa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Erik Perez

Full career not yet synced for Erik Perez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1932.57/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
2853.16/min · norm 3.52
2303.06/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1892.09/min · norm 3.58
39.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
40.6%norm 43.4%
51.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
66.7%norm 56.6%
20.40/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
30.50/15 · norm 0.30

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

Edwin Figueroa

Distance 73.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 22.3% (norm 6.5%)

Erik Perez

Distance 71.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 18.5% (norm 6.5%)

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

Edwin Figueroa

Head 83.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 8.4%)

Erik Perez

Head 73.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Figueroa L/AAccBantamweight med Perez L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 119 / 359 33.1% 39.0% 145 / 505 28.7% 39.0%
In the clinch 8 / 21 too few to rate 68.7% 43 / 67 64.2% 68.7%
On the ground 66 / 109 60.6% 70.2% 97 / 130 74.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 136 / 410 33.2% 34.9% 145 / 513 28.3% 34.9%
To the body 39 / 55 70.9% 66.8% 102 / 143 71.3% 66.8%
To the legs 18 / 24 too few to rate 79.4% 38 / 46 82.6% 79.4%

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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Figueroa L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Perez L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 173 / 388 44.6% 39.3% 162 / 515 31.5% 39.3%
In the clinch 17 / 28 60.7% 70.4% 20 / 43 46.5% 70.4%
On the ground 40 / 61 65.6% 72.4% 7 / 10 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 143 / 355 40.3% 34.9% 126 / 479 26.3% 34.9%
To the body 43 / 65 66.2% 66.0% 37 / 56 66.1% 66.0%
To the legs 44 / 57 77.2% 79.1% 26 / 33 78.8% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1100.0% acc · 0.20/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1955.9% acc · 3.16/15 · norm 1.12
1337.1% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
969.2% def · norm 66.7%
13:5418.5% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
32:4736.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
30:176:02 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
15:282:34 per 15 · norm 2:24
30.60/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.17/15 · norm 0.28

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

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