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Markus Perez vs.
Dalcha Lungiambula

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

2-5-0 Markus Perez · UFC
2-5-0 Dalcha Lungiambula · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-5-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38.1
AgeΔ 0.9 yrs
39
6'1"
HeightΔ 5"
5'8"
73"
ReachΔ 3"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
66.5
Layoff (months)Δ 22.6 mo
43.9
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW
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.

Markus Perez is a submission threat — 1.01 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Dalcha Lungiambula hunts takedowns — 2.14 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Markus Perez rarely shoots — 0.81 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight 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.

Markus Perez

Full career not yet synced for Markus Perez — 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 -0.1 wins over .500

Dalcha Lungiambula

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1922.60/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2153.07/min · norm 3.25
2753.72/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2753.93/min · norm 3.20
47.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
45.1%norm 47.4%
52.9%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
53.0%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.21/15 · norm 0.32

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

Markus Perez

Distance 77.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 10.3%)

Dalcha Lungiambula

Distance 71.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 13.8% (norm 10.3%)

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

Markus Perez

Head 68.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 25.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.4%)

Dalcha Lungiambula

Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Perez L/AAccMiddleweight med Lungiambula L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 126 / 313 40.3% 40.5% 118 / 339 34.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 57 / 80 71.2% 70.3% 45 / 72 62.5% 70.3%
On the ground 9 / 13 too few to rate 69.1% 52 / 66 78.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 94 / 279 33.7% 38.9% 141 / 377 37.4% 38.9%
To the body 80 / 105 76.2% 71.7% 60 / 83 72.3% 71.7%
To the legs 18 / 22 too few to rate 83.3% 14 / 17 too few to rate 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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Perez L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Lungiambula L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 149 / 402 37.1% 39.5% 191 / 461 41.4% 39.5%
In the clinch 68 / 101 67.3% 70.9% 50 / 74 67.6% 70.9%
On the ground 58 / 81 71.6% 69.0% 34 / 50 68.0% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 181 / 449 40.3% 37.9% 164 / 435 37.7% 37.9%
To the body 63 / 87 72.4% 71.3% 85 / 116 73.3% 71.3%
To the legs 31 / 48 64.6% 82.1% 26 / 34 76.5% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

425.0% acc · 0.81/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1045.5% acc · 2.14/15 · norm 1.42
1777.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
777.8% def · norm 63.1%
12:3517.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
19:0927.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
28:375:48 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
12:152:37 per 15 · norm 3:00
51.01/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.47

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

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