Kevin Lee vs. Michel Prazeres
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kevin Lee
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500
Michel Prazeres
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kevin Lee
Distance 77.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 18.0% (norm 8.0%)
Michel Prazeres
Distance 83.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kevin Lee
Head 87.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 7.9%)
Michel Prazeres
Head 77.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lee L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Prazeres L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 500 / 1537 | 32.5% | 37.9% | 298 / 717 | 41.6% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 98 | 74.5% | 67.3% | 42 / 67 | 62.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 270 / 360 | 75.0% | 69.1% | 67 / 79 | 84.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 653 / 1746 | 37.4% | 35.0% | 273 / 668 | 40.9% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 166 / 225 | 73.8% | 69.1% | 63 / 108 | 58.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 24 / 24 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 71 / 87 | 81.6% | 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 Lee L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Prazeres L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 650 / 1405 | 46.3% | 38.9% | 290 / 821 | 35.3% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 84 | 76.2% | 68.6% | 81 / 105 | 77.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 67 / 83 | 80.7% | 68.0% | 59 / 87 | 67.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 514 / 1235 | 41.6% | 35.1% | 233 / 766 | 30.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 146 / 202 | 72.3% | 68.1% | 117 / 154 | 76.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 121 / 135 | 89.6% | 81.5% | 80 / 93 | 86.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lee has more cage time on record.