Gregor Gillespie vs. Diego Ferreira
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Gregor Gillespie
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.91 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Diego Ferreira
Full career not yet synced for Diego Ferreira — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 8-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Gregor Gillespie
Distance 50.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 41.6% (norm 8.0%)
Diego Ferreira
Distance 88.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gregor Gillespie
Head 90.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 8.0%)
Diego Ferreira
Head 81.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gillespie L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Ferreira L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 68 / 210 | 32.4% | 38.3% | 703 / 1934 | 36.3% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 34 | 55.9% | 67.5% | 58 / 83 | 69.9% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 134 / 174 | 77.0% | 68.8% | 131 / 170 | 77.1% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 186 / 377 | 49.3% | 35.1% | 642 / 1771 | 36.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 69.1% | 189 / 341 | 55.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 15 / 15 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 61 / 75 | 81.3% | 81.8% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Gillespie L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Ferreira L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 76 / 252 | 30.2% | 38.8% | 491 / 1264 | 38.8% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 48 | 81.2% | 68.6% | 45 / 67 | 67.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 108 / 172 | 62.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 124 / 303 | 40.9% | 35.2% | 463 / 1236 | 37.5% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 122 / 195 | 62.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 59 / 72 | 81.9% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ferreira has more cage time on record.