Francisco Rivera vs. Brad Pickett
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Francisco Rivera
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.17 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Brad Pickett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.53 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 39 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Francisco Rivera
Distance 88.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 6.4%)
Brad Pickett
Distance 86.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 7.2% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Francisco Rivera
Head 84.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)
Brad Pickett
Head 80.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rivera L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Pickett L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 353 / 901 | 39.2% | 39.2% | 351 / 1240 | 28.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 79 | 57.0% | 69.0% | 56 / 91 | 61.5% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 23 / 38 | 60.5% | 70.2% | 58 / 104 | 55.8% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 299 / 862 | 34.7% | 35.3% | 304 / 1159 | 26.2% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 47 / 67 | 70.1% | 66.9% | 67 / 131 | 51.1% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 75 / 89 | 84.3% | 79.2% | 94 / 145 | 64.8% | 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 Rivera L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Pickett L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 216 / 847 | 25.5% | 39.4% | 582 / 1449 | 40.2% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 70.6% | 69 / 105 | 65.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 63 / 94 | 67.0% | 72.1% | 77 / 104 | 74.0% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 170 / 778 | 21.9% | 34.9% | 570 / 1411 | 40.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 97 / 149 | 65.1% | 66.1% | 92 / 171 | 53.8% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 78.8% | 66 / 76 | 86.8% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pickett has more cage time on record.