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Erik Perez vs. Byron Bloodworth

UFC 7-2-0 vs. 0-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-2-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
36
AgeΔ 7 yrs
43
5'8"
HeightΔ 0"
5'8"
68"
Reach
—
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
119.4
Layoff (months)Δ 46.3 mo
165.7
WWWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Erik Perez hunts takedowns — 3.16 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Erik Perez owns the mat — in control 36% of cage time, vs a 18% Bantamweight norm.
Byron Bloodworth rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Erik Perez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 3 — regional circuit 144

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

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

Byron Bloodworth

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2853.16/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
251.82/min · norm 3.52
1892.09/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
715.18/min · norm 3.58
40.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
28.4%norm 43.5%
66.7%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
50.0%norm 56.6%
30.50/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Erik Perez

Distance 71.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 18.5% (norm 6.4%)

Byron Bloodworth

Distance 89.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.4%)

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

Erik Perez

Head 73.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)

Byron Bloodworth

Head 78.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Perez L/AAccBantamweight med Bloodworth L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 145 / 505 28.7% 39.2% 19 / 79 24.1% 39.2%
In the clinch 43 / 67 64.2% 69.0% 6 / 9 too few to rate 69.0%
On the ground 97 / 130 74.6% 70.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 145 / 513 28.3% 35.3% 12 / 69 17.4% 35.3%
To the body 102 / 143 71.3% 66.9% 6 / 10 too few to rate 66.9%
To the legs 38 / 46 82.6% 79.2% 7 / 9 too few to rate 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 Perez L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Bloodworth L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 162 / 515 31.5% 39.4% 18 / 74 24.3% 39.4%
In the clinch 20 / 43 46.5% 70.6% 28 / 28 100.0% 70.6%
On the ground 7 / 10 too few to rate 72.1% 25 / 40 62.5% 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 479 26.3% 34.9% 34 / 95 35.8% 34.9%
To the body 37 / 56 66.1% 66.1% 19 / 22 too few to rate 66.1%
To the legs 26 / 33 78.8% 78.8% 18 / 25 72.0% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1955.9% acc · 3.16/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
969.2% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 65.7%
32:4736.3% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
0:546.6% of cage time · norm 17.8%
15:282:34 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
4:174:41 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.17/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · 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.