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Muhammad Mokaev vs. Alex Perez

UFC 7-0-0 vs. 8-7-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-0-0
UFC record
8-7-0 (1 NC)
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
26
AgeΔ 8 yrs
34
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'6"
70"
ReachΔ 5"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
26.8
Layoff (months)Δ 25.1 mo
1.7
WWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LNCWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alex Perez carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Muhammad Mokaev hunts takedowns — 5.29 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Muhammad Mokaev owns the mat — in control 52% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Muhammad Mokaev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 70
Tier 3 — regional circuit 100

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.79 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

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

Alex Perez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 164

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1421.61/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
4553.77/min · norm 3.48
1191.35/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3833.17/min · norm 3.24
45.4%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
44.6%norm 44.6%
57.5%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
58.2%norm 56.4%
10.17/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
60.75/15 · norm 0.18

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

Muhammad Mokaev

Distance 83.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 14.1% (norm 7.3%)

Alex Perez

Distance 83.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 7.3%)

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

Muhammad Mokaev

Head 64.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 22.0% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 9.3%)

Alex Perez

Head 72.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.0% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Mokaev L/AAccFlyweight med Perez L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 101 / 261 38.7% 39.9% 334 / 852 39.2% 39.9%
In the clinch 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.1% 59 / 87 67.8% 70.1%
On the ground 34 / 44 77.3% 69.7% 62 / 81 76.5% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 76 / 202 37.6% 37.6% 267 / 739 36.1% 37.6%
To the body 45 / 69 65.2% 68.5% 82 / 133 61.7% 68.5%
To the legs 21 / 42 50.0% 80.0% 106 / 148 71.6% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Mokaev L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Perez L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 75 / 233 32.2% 39.9% 308 / 815 37.8% 39.9%
In the clinch 18 / 19 too few to rate 68.8% 24 / 33 72.7% 68.8%
On the ground 26 / 28 92.9% 70.4% 51 / 68 75.0% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 76 / 207 36.7% 35.4% 258 / 739 34.9% 35.4%
To the body 28 / 38 73.7% 67.9% 69 / 102 67.6% 67.9%
To the legs 15 / 35 42.9% 80.2% 56 / 75 74.7% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3141.3% acc · 5.29/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1946.3% acc · 2.36/15 · norm 1.30
125.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2974.4% def · norm 62.5%
45:3251.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
35:4229.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
10:171:45 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
11:111:23 per 15 · norm 2:46
50.85/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
50.62/15 · norm 0.58

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