Khaos Williams vs. Michel Pereira
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Khaos Williams
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.24 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Michel Pereira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 9 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 49 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Khaos Williams
Distance 93.3% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.1%)
Michel Pereira
Distance 88.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Khaos Williams
Head 70.8% (norm 78.3%) · Body 12.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 17.0% (norm 8.0%)
Michel Pereira
Head 61.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 31.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Williams L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Pereira L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 477 / 1305 | 36.6% | 38.5% | 629 / 1294 | 48.6% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 65 | 60.0% | 67.8% | 83 / 99 | 83.8% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 18 / 28 | 64.3% | 67.0% | 40 / 70 | 57.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 255 / 990 | 25.8% | 36.4% | 352 / 905 | 38.9% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 109 / 171 | 63.7% | 70.7% | 319 / 457 | 69.8% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 170 / 237 | 71.7% | 83.0% | 81 / 101 | 80.2% | 83.3% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Williams L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Pereira L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 505 / 931 | 54.2% | 39.1% | 557 / 1273 | 43.8% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 96 / 108 | 88.9% | 68.9% | 62 / 90 | 68.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 37 / 46 | 80.4% | 68.0% | 140 / 177 | 79.1% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 424 / 820 | 51.7% | 35.6% | 471 / 1154 | 40.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 105 / 140 | 75.0% | 69.6% | 155 / 225 | 68.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 109 / 125 | 87.2% | 82.2% | 133 / 161 | 82.6% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pereira has more cage time on record.