Johnny Case vs.
Frankie Perez
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.
Johnny Case
Full career not yet synced for Johnny Case — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Frankie Perez
Full career not yet synced for Frankie Perez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 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)
Johnny Case
Distance 85.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 8.0%)
Frankie Perez
Distance 78.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 16.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Johnny Case
Head 76.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 7.9%)
Frankie Perez
Head 66.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 18.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Case L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Perez L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 233 / 686 | 34.0% | 37.9% | 44 / 131 | 33.6% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 67.3% | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 61 / 88 | 69.3% | 69.1% | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 187 / 618 | 30.3% | 35.0% | 27 / 111 | 24.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 69 / 112 | 61.6% | 69.1% | 16 / 26 | 61.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 57 / 76 | 75.0% | 81.9% | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 81.9% |
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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Case L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Perez L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 191 / 514 | 37.2% | 38.9% | 39 / 125 | 31.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 51 / 76 | 67.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 131 / 437 | 30.0% | 35.1% | 62 / 156 | 39.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 24 / 46 | 52.2% | 68.1% | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 56 / 64 | 87.5% | 81.5% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
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 — Case has more cage time on record.