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Modestas Bukauskas vs. Tyson Pedro

UFC 9-5-0 vs. 6-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-5-0
UFC record
6-5-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
32
AgeΔ 3 yrs
35
6'3"
HeightΔ 0"
6'3"
76"
ReachΔ 3"
79"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
1.5
Layoff (months)Δ 30.1 mo
31.6
WWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tyson Pedro is a submission threat — 0.76 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Tyson Pedro carries real power — 0.95 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Modestas Bukauskas rarely shoots — 0.21 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Modestas Bukauskas

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 71
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Tyson Pedro

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 67
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4333.10/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
2292.90/min · norm 3.48
5443.89/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1892.39/min · norm 3.37
43.3%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
59.5%norm 48.45%
49.6%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
56.5%norm 52.75%
20.21/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
50.95/15 · norm 0.40

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

Modestas Bukauskas

Distance 89.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 10.6%)

Tyson Pedro

Distance 80.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 10.6%)

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

Modestas Bukauskas

Head 86.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 8.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 9.7%)

Tyson Pedro

Head 60.8% (norm 78.5%) · Body 21.6% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 17.7% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bukauskas L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Pedro L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 356 / 892 39.9% 41.5% 172 / 311 55.3% 41.5%
In the clinch 43 / 62 69.4% 70.8% 38 / 52 73.1% 70.8%
On the ground 34 / 47 72.3% 72.9% 19 / 22 too few to rate 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 319 / 865 36.9% 39.2% 110 / 234 47.0% 39.2%
To the body 70 / 88 79.5% 72.0% 64 / 83 77.1% 72.0%
To the legs 44 / 48 91.7% 82.1% 55 / 68 80.9% 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Bukauskas L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Pedro L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 453 / 964 47.0% 40.6% 111 / 321 34.6% 40.6%
In the clinch 57 / 71 80.3% 68.8% 28 / 40 70.0% 68.8%
On the ground 34 / 45 75.6% 70.4% 50 / 73 68.5% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 229 / 682 33.6% 37.7% 123 / 349 35.2% 37.7%
To the body 181 / 237 76.4% 72.9% 35 / 43 81.4% 72.9%
To the legs 134 / 161 83.2% 83.1% 31 / 42 73.8% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
266.7% acc · 0.21/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
430.8% acc · 0.76/15 · norm 0.87
2877.8% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1250.0% def · norm 66.7%
15:5611.4% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
11:1314.2% of cage time · norm 17.1%
24:442:39 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
21:033:59 per 15 · norm 2:50
10.11/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
40.76/15 · norm 0.28

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