Joe Stevenson vs. Kurt Pellegrino
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Joe Stevenson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 48 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Kurt Pellegrino
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Joe Stevenson
Distance 65.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 26.7% (norm 8.0%)
Kurt Pellegrino
Distance 64.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 27.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Joe Stevenson
Head 84.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.0%)
Kurt Pellegrino
Head 88.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Stevenson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Pellegrino L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 142 / 482 | 29.5% | 38.3% | 140 / 453 | 30.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 54 | 64.8% | 67.5% | 34 / 55 | 61.8% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 130 / 195 | 66.7% | 68.8% | 130 / 191 | 68.1% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 225 / 619 | 36.3% | 35.1% | 240 / 617 | 38.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 44 / 67 | 65.7% | 69.1% | 46 / 57 | 80.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 38 / 45 | 84.4% | 81.8% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 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 Stevenson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Pellegrino L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 304 / 865 | 35.1% | 38.8% | 137 / 501 | 27.3% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 55 | 47.3% | 68.6% | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 102 / 170 | 60.0% | 68.0% | 70 / 106 | 66.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 348 / 981 | 35.5% | 35.2% | 186 / 574 | 32.4% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 63 / 83 | 75.9% | 68.2% | 34 / 51 | 66.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 81.5% | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Stevenson has more cage time on record.