Karlos Vemola vs. Seth Petruzelli
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Karlos Vemola
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 36 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 47 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Seth Petruzelli
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Karlos Vemola
Distance 47.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 41.7% (norm 10.0%)
Seth Petruzelli
Distance 71.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 13.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Karlos Vemola
Head 84.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)
Seth Petruzelli
Head 82.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 9.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Vemola L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Petruzelli L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 27 / 97 | 27.8% | 40.5% | 42 / 115 | 36.5% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 49 / 86 | 57.0% | 69.4% | 12 / 23 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 66 / 174 | 37.9% | 38.8% | 43 / 132 | 32.6% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 71.6% | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 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 (Middleweight: 178 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 Vemola L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Petruzelli L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 24 / 67 | 35.8% | 39.5% | 24 / 70 | 34.3% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 72 | 84.7% | 70.4% | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 31 / 48 | 64.6% | 69.0% | 39 / 72 | 54.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 51 / 113 | 45.1% | 37.9% | 51 / 131 | 38.9% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 32 / 37 | 86.5% | 71.3% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 33 / 37 | 89.2% | 82.1% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vemola has more cage time on record.