Markus Perez vs.
Wellington Turman
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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
Wellington Turman
Full career not yet synced for Wellington Turman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Wellington Turman
Distance 84.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.7% (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%)
Wellington Turman
Head 71.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.2% (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/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Turman L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 126 / 313 | 40.3% | 40.5% | 237 / 516 | 45.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 80 | 71.2% | 70.3% | 51 / 58 | 87.9% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 94 / 279 | 33.7% | 38.9% | 183 / 435 | 42.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 80 / 105 | 76.2% | 71.7% | 64 / 100 | 64.0% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 65 / 74 | 87.8% | 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/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Turman L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 149 / 402 | 37.1% | 39.5% | 261 / 560 | 46.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 68 / 101 | 67.3% | 70.9% | 56 / 64 | 87.5% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 58 / 81 | 71.6% | 69.0% | 86 / 112 | 76.8% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 181 / 449 | 40.3% | 37.9% | 270 / 573 | 47.1% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 63 / 87 | 72.4% | 71.3% | 87 / 116 | 75.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 31 / 48 | 64.6% | 82.1% | 46 / 47 | 97.9% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Turman has more cage time on record.