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Matchup deep-dive

Eryk Anders vs.
Markus Perez

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

10-9-0 (1 NC) Eryk Anders · UFC
2-5-0 Markus Perez · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

10-9-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
2-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
39.3
AgeΔ 1.2 yrs
38.1
6'1"
HeightΔ 0"
6'1"
75"
ReachΔ 2"
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
4.8
Layoff (months)Δ 61.7 mo
66.5
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
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.

Markus Perez is a submission threat — 1.01 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Eryk Anders owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Markus Perez rarely shoots — 0.81 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight 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.

Eryk Anders

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 119
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Markus Perez

Full career not yet synced for Markus Perez — 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 -0.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8193.44/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1922.60/min · norm 3.25
9614.03/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2753.72/min · norm 3.20
47.9%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
47.3%norm 47.4%
50.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
52.9%norm 53.8%
70.44/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Eryk Anders

Distance 68.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 10.3%)

Markus Perez

Distance 77.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Eryk Anders

Head 81.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 8.4%)

Markus Perez

Head 68.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 25.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Anders L/AAccMiddleweight med Perez L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 450 / 1174 38.3% 40.5% 126 / 313 40.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 208 / 305 68.2% 70.3% 57 / 80 71.2% 70.3%
On the ground 161 / 232 69.4% 69.1% 9 / 13 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 571 / 1390 41.1% 38.9% 94 / 279 33.7% 38.9%
To the body 206 / 265 77.7% 71.7% 80 / 105 76.2% 71.7%
To the legs 42 / 56 75.0% 83.3% 18 / 22 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Anders L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Perez L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 721 / 1605 44.9% 39.5% 149 / 402 37.1% 39.5%
In the clinch 199 / 251 79.3% 70.9% 68 / 101 67.3% 70.9%
On the ground 41 / 84 48.8% 69.0% 58 / 81 71.6% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 523 / 1397 37.4% 37.9% 181 / 449 40.3% 37.9%
To the body 241 / 314 76.8% 71.3% 63 / 87 72.4% 71.3%
To the legs 197 / 229 86.0% 82.1% 31 / 48 64.6% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2925.4% acc · 1.83/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
425.0% acc · 0.81/15 · norm 1.42
3780.4% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1777.3% def · norm 63.1%
72:5930.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
12:3517.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
19:511:14 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
28:375:48 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.06/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
51.01/15 · norm 0.47

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

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