Godofredo Pepey vs. Milton Vieira
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Godofredo Pepey
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Milton Vieira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.36 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 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)
Godofredo Pepey
Distance 82.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 6.5%)
Milton Vieira
Distance 83.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Godofredo Pepey
Head 84.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.9%)
Milton Vieira
Head 75.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pepey L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Vieira L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 130 / 409 | 31.8% | 40.5% | 36 / 93 | 38.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 70.5% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 34 / 54 | 63.0% | 69.3% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 135 / 420 | 32.1% | 37.1% | 25 / 85 | 29.4% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 27 / 42 | 64.3% | 68.0% | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 80.3% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 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 Pepey L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Vieira L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 143 / 348 | 41.1% | 39.3% | 57 / 123 | 46.3% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 70.3% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 96 / 124 | 77.4% | 69.4% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 199 / 419 | 47.5% | 35.9% | 39 / 104 | 37.5% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 40 / 57 | 70.2% | 68.0% | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 81.5% | 25 / 27 | 92.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pepey has more cage time on record.