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Jordan Espinosa vs. Alex Perez

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 8-7-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
8-7-0 (1 NC)
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
36
AgeΔ 2 yrs
34
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
69"
ReachΔ 4"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
67.5
Layoff (months)Δ 65.8 mo
1.7
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LNCWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alex Perez carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Alex Perez hunts takedowns — 2.36 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Jordan Espinosa rarely shoots — 0.70 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jordan Espinosa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 116

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.38 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Alex Perez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 164

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2433.80/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
4553.77/min · norm 3.48
1602.50/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3833.17/min · norm 3.24
49.0%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
44.6%norm 44.6%
61.0%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
58.2%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
60.75/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jordan Espinosa

Distance 82.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 7.3%)

Alex Perez

Distance 83.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jordan Espinosa

Head 72.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.1% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 9.3%)

Alex Perez

Head 72.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.0% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Espinosa L/AAccFlyweight med Perez L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 175 / 409 42.8% 39.9% 334 / 852 39.2% 39.9%
In the clinch 47 / 60 78.3% 70.1% 59 / 87 67.8% 70.1%
On the ground 21 / 27 77.8% 69.7% 62 / 81 76.5% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 138 / 361 38.2% 37.6% 267 / 739 36.1% 37.6%
To the body 44 / 55 80.0% 68.5% 82 / 133 61.7% 68.5%
To the legs 61 / 80 76.2% 80.0% 106 / 148 71.6% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Espinosa L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Perez L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 127 / 354 35.9% 39.9% 308 / 815 37.8% 39.9%
In the clinch 18 / 38 47.4% 68.8% 24 / 33 72.7% 68.8%
On the ground 15 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 51 / 68 75.0% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 78 / 283 27.6% 35.4% 258 / 739 34.9% 35.4%
To the body 31 / 56 55.4% 67.9% 69 / 102 67.6% 67.9%
To the legs 51 / 71 71.8% 80.2% 56 / 75 74.7% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
337.5% acc · 0.70/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1946.3% acc · 2.36/15 · norm 1.30
758.3% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2974.4% def · norm 62.5%
3:054.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
35:4229.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
18:444:23 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
11:111:23 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
50.62/15 · norm 0.58

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Perez has more cage time on record.