Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jan Blachowicz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 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)
Jan Blachowicz
Distance 85.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 10.6%)
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)
Jan Blachowicz
Head 73.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 15.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 9.7%)
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 | Blachowicz L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Pereira L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 815 / 1762 | 46.3% | 41.5% | 566 / 975 | 58.1% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 107 / 151 | 70.9% | 70.8% | 72 / 83 | 86.7% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 118 / 157 | 75.2% | 72.9% | 59 / 78 | 75.6% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 639 / 1530 | 41.8% | 39.2% | 326 / 672 | 48.5% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 215 / 319 | 67.4% | 72.0% | 180 / 225 | 80.0% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 186 / 221 | 84.2% | 82.1% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Blachowicz L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Pereira L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 628 / 1520 | 41.3% | 40.6% | 444 / 994 | 44.7% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 80 / 108 | 74.1% | 68.8% | 41 / 58 | 70.7% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 245 / 340 | 72.1% | 70.4% | 33 / 40 | 82.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 563 / 1428 | 39.4% | 37.7% | 283 / 781 | 36.2% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 156 / 254 | 61.4% | 72.9% | 118 / 177 | 66.7% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 234 / 286 | 81.8% | 83.1% | 117 / 134 | 87.3% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Blachowicz has more cage time on record.