Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Israel Adesanya
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.39 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.8 wins over .500
Alex Pereira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.8 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +6.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Israel Adesanya
Distance 95.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 10.0%)
Alex Pereira
Distance 85.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 6.9% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Israel Adesanya
Head 67.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 17.6% (norm 8.4%)
Alex Pereira
Head 59.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 19.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 21.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Adesanya L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Pereira L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1212 / 2580 | 47.0% | 40.5% | 566 / 975 | 58.1% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 83 | 77.1% | 70.6% | 72 / 83 | 86.7% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 69.4% | 59 / 78 | 75.6% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 645 / 1843 | 35.0% | 38.8% | 326 / 672 | 48.5% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 274 / 394 | 69.5% | 71.6% | 180 / 225 | 80.0% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 394 / 477 | 82.6% | 83.3% | 191 / 239 | 79.9% | 82.1% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Adesanya L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Pereira L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 914 / 2191 | 41.7% | 39.5% | 444 / 994 | 44.7% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 88 / 121 | 72.7% | 70.4% | 41 / 58 | 70.7% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 47 / 60 | 78.3% | 69.0% | 33 / 40 | 82.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 609 / 1767 | 34.5% | 37.9% | 283 / 781 | 36.2% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 224 / 309 | 72.5% | 71.3% | 118 / 177 | 66.7% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 216 / 296 | 73.0% | 82.1% | 117 / 134 | 87.3% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Adesanya has more cage time on record.