Kai Kara-France vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kai Kara-France
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Alexandre Pantoja
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.51 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kai Kara-France
Distance 90.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 7.3%)
Alexandre Pantoja
Distance 88.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kai Kara-France
Head 79.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.6% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 9.3%)
Alexandre Pantoja
Head 75.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 14.4% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kara-France L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Pantoja L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 612 / 1602 | 38.2% | 39.9% | 888 / 1899 | 46.8% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 70.1% | 110 / 144 | 76.4% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 84 / 142 | 59.2% | 69.7% | 90 / 111 | 81.1% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 455 / 1411 | 32.2% | 37.6% | 688 / 1634 | 42.1% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 104 / 170 | 61.2% | 68.5% | 232 / 311 | 74.6% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 153 / 188 | 81.4% | 80.0% | 168 / 209 | 80.4% | 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 Kara-France L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Pantoja L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 480 / 1380 | 34.8% | 39.9% | 879 / 1767 | 49.7% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 32 | 43.8% | 68.8% | 74 / 111 | 66.7% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 70.4% | 61 / 88 | 69.3% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 383 / 1255 | 30.5% | 35.4% | 835 / 1742 | 47.9% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 86 / 131 | 65.6% | 67.9% | 113 / 143 | 79.0% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 48 / 61 | 78.7% | 80.2% | 66 / 81 | 81.5% | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pantoja has more cage time on record.