Ike Villanueva vs.
Tyson Pedro
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.
Ike Villanueva
Full career not yet synced for Ike Villanueva — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.3 wins over .500
Tyson Pedro
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 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)
Ike Villanueva
Distance 89.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 10.4%)
Tyson Pedro
Distance 80.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ike Villanueva
Head 89.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 1.3% (norm 9.7%)
Tyson Pedro
Head 60.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 21.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 17.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Villanueva L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Pedro L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 78 / 213 | 36.6% | 41.4% | 172 / 311 | 55.3% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 38 / 52 | 73.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 72 / 214 | 33.6% | 38.9% | 110 / 234 | 47.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 64 / 83 | 77.1% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 55 / 68 | 80.9% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Villanueva L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Pedro L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 151 / 247 | 61.1% | 40.4% | 111 / 321 | 34.6% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 27 | 85.2% | 68.7% | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 50 / 73 | 68.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 82 / 164 | 50.0% | 37.5% | 123 / 349 | 35.2% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 48 / 62 | 77.4% | 72.3% | 35 / 43 | 81.4% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 52 / 60 | 86.7% | 83.0% | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 83.0% |
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 — Pedro has more cage time on record.