Erik Perez vs. Taylor Lapilus
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Erik Perez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 4 |
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
Taylor Lapilus
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 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)
Erik Perez
Distance 71.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 18.5% (norm 6.4%)
Taylor Lapilus
Distance 85.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.4% (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%)
Taylor Lapilus
Head 79.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.0% (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/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Lapilus L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 145 / 505 | 28.7% | 39.2% | 387 / 911 | 42.5% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 67 | 64.2% | 69.0% | 104 / 128 | 81.2% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 97 / 130 | 74.6% | 70.2% | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 145 / 513 | 28.3% | 35.3% | 336 / 847 | 39.7% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 102 / 143 | 71.3% | 66.9% | 125 / 154 | 81.2% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 79.2% | 51 / 64 | 79.7% | 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 Perez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Lapilus L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 162 / 515 | 31.5% | 39.4% | 238 / 696 | 34.2% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 43 | 46.5% | 70.6% | 38 / 66 | 57.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.1% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 126 / 479 | 26.3% | 34.9% | 126 / 537 | 23.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 66.1% | 94 / 147 | 63.9% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 78.8% | 71 / 98 | 72.4% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Perez has more cage time on record.