Francisco Rivera vs.
Erik Perez
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Francisco Rivera
Full career not yet synced for Francisco Rivera — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Erik Perez
Full career not yet synced for Erik Perez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
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 5.7%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 6.5%)
Erik Perez
Distance 71.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 18.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Francisco Rivera
Head 84.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)
Erik Perez
Head 73.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.6% (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 | Perez L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 353 / 901 | 39.2% | 39.0% | 145 / 505 | 28.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 79 | 57.0% | 68.7% | 43 / 67 | 64.2% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 23 / 38 | 60.5% | 70.2% | 97 / 130 | 74.6% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 299 / 862 | 34.7% | 34.9% | 145 / 513 | 28.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 47 / 67 | 70.1% | 66.8% | 102 / 143 | 71.3% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 75 / 89 | 84.3% | 79.4% | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 79.4% |
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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Perez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 216 / 847 | 25.5% | 39.3% | 162 / 515 | 31.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 70.4% | 20 / 43 | 46.5% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 63 / 94 | 67.0% | 72.4% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 170 / 778 | 21.9% | 34.9% | 126 / 479 | 26.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 97 / 149 | 65.1% | 66.0% | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 79.1% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 79.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rivera has more cage time on record.