Matthew Lopez vs. Johnny Eduardo

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 3-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
3-5-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
39
AgeΔ 9 yrs
48
5'7"
HeightΔ 0"
5'7"
69"
ReachΔ 2"
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
92
Layoff (months)Δ 33.9 mo
58.1
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Matthew Lopez is a submission threat — 1.33 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Matthew Lopez hunts takedowns — 3.32 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Johnny Eduardo rarely shoots — 0.22 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Matthew Lopez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 24
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 14 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500

Johnny Eduardo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 3 — regional circuit 178

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.31 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 34 documented bouts

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2123.13/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
2042.95/min · norm 3.52
2533.73/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2233.22/min · norm 3.58
51.0%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
39.7%norm 43.4%
55.4%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
63.0%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.43/15 · norm 0.30

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

Matthew Lopez

Distance 80.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 17.1% (norm 6.5%)

Johnny Eduardo

Distance 95.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 6.5%)

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

Matthew Lopez

Head 77.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)

Johnny Eduardo

Head 72.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Lopez L/AAccBantamweight med Eduardo L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 150 / 334 44.9% 39.0% 184 / 491 37.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 7 / 11 too few to rate 68.7% 9 / 10 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 55 / 71 77.5% 70.2% 11 / 13 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 141 / 322 43.8% 34.9% 102 / 371 27.5% 34.9%
To the body 48 / 69 69.6% 66.8% 23 / 40 57.5% 66.8%
To the legs 23 / 25 92.0% 79.4% 79 / 103 76.7% 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Lopez L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Eduardo L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 201 / 497 40.4% 39.3% 140 / 503 27.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 18 / 24 too few to rate 70.4% 18 / 18 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 34 / 46 73.9% 72.4% 65 / 82 79.3% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 152 / 432 35.2% 34.9% 150 / 491 30.5% 34.9%
To the body 38 / 61 62.3% 66.0% 35 / 58 60.3% 66.0%
To the legs 63 / 74 85.1% 79.1% 38 / 54 70.4% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1560.0% acc · 3.32/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
120.0% acc · 0.22/15 · norm 1.12
1071.4% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1058.8% def · norm 66.7%
17:1025.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
1:552.8% of cage time · norm 17.4%
10:252:18 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
11:352:30 per 15 · norm 2:24
61.33/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.43/15 · norm 0.28

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