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Kurt Pellegrino vs.
Alberto Crane

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

7-5-0 Kurt Pellegrino · UFC
0-2-0 Alberto Crane · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

7-5-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
47.2
AgeΔ 2.9 yrs
50.1
5'8"
HeightΔ 3"
5'5"
70"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
184.6
Layoff (months)Δ 37.8 mo
222.4
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Alberto Crane is a submission threat — 4.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Alberto Crane carries real power — 0.80 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Kurt Pellegrino owns the mat — in control 47% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Kurt Pellegrino

Full career not yet synced for Kurt Pellegrino — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Alberto Crane

Full career not yet synced for Alberto Crane — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3042.45/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
80.43/min · norm 3.42
2401.94/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
492.61/min · norm 3.37
43.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
25.0%norm 43.5%
63.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
57.4%norm 56.3%
30.36/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.80/15 · norm 0.25

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

Kurt Pellegrino

Distance 64.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 27.3% (norm 8.0%)

Alberto Crane

Distance 100.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Kurt Pellegrino

Head 88.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 7.9%)

Alberto Crane

Head 78.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Pellegrino L/AAccLightweight med Crane L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 140 / 453 30.9% 37.9% 8 / 32 25.0% 37.9%
In the clinch 34 / 55 61.8% 67.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 130 / 191 68.1% 69.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 240 / 617 38.9% 35.0% 3 / 25 12.0% 35.0%
To the body 46 / 57 80.7% 69.1% 3 / 4 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 18 / 25 72.0% 81.9% 2 / 3 too few to rate 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 Pellegrino L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Crane L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 137 / 501 27.3% 38.9% 19 / 52 36.5% 38.9%
In the clinch 33 / 45 73.3% 68.6% 1 / 2 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 70 / 106 66.0% 68.0% 29 / 61 47.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 186 / 574 32.4% 35.1% 39 / 100 39.0% 35.1%
To the body 34 / 51 66.7% 68.1% 5 / 10 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 20 / 27 74.1% 81.5% 5 / 5 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

2454.5% acc · 2.90/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
2769.2% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 64.0%
58:1046.9% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
4:2923.9% of cage time · norm 19.5%
21:072:33 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
8:296:47 per 15 · norm 2:46
70.85/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
54.00/15 · norm 0.49

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

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