Felipe Arantes vs. Antonio Carvalho
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Felipe Arantes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Antonio Carvalho
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Felipe Arantes
Distance 79.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 6.5%)
Antonio Carvalho
Distance 94.1% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Felipe Arantes
Head 77.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 7.9%)
Antonio Carvalho
Head 77.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 4.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.4% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Arantes L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Carvalho L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 239 / 599 | 39.9% | 40.5% | 92 / 332 | 27.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 45 | 53.3% | 70.5% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 79 / 114 | 69.3% | 69.3% | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 219 / 587 | 37.3% | 37.1% | 45 / 272 | 16.5% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 61 / 97 | 62.9% | 68.0% | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 62 / 74 | 83.8% | 80.3% | 50 / 65 | 76.9% | 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 (Featherweight: 127 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 Arantes L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Carvalho L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 233 / 796 | 29.3% | 39.3% | 108 / 327 | 33.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 70.3% | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 109 / 202 | 54.0% | 69.4% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 224 / 834 | 26.9% | 35.9% | 80 / 283 | 28.3% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 116 / 178 | 65.2% | 68.0% | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 81.5% | 22 / 42 | 52.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Arantes has more cage time on record.