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Neil Seery vs. Alexandre Pantoja

UFC 3-4-0 vs. 14-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-4-0
UFC record
14-5-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
47
AgeΔ 11 yrs
36
5'4"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
64"
ReachΔ 3"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
111.2
Layoff (months)Δ 110.1 mo
1.1
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Neil Seery is a submission threat — 1.55 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Alexandre Pantoja hunts takedowns — 2.82 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Alexandre Pantoja owns the mat — in control 33% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Neil Seery

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 31
Tier 3 — regional circuit 108

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.24 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Alexandre Pantoja

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 144
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 142

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.51 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 9-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3443.56/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
10884.54/min · norm 3.48
3673.79/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
10144.23/min · norm 3.24
41.1%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
50.5%norm 44.6%
58.9%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
48.4%norm 56.4%
20.31/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
40.25/15 · norm 0.18

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

Neil Seery

Distance 84.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 7.3%)

Alexandre Pantoja

Distance 88.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 7.3%)

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

Neil Seery

Head 89.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 5.7% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 9.3%)

Alexandre Pantoja

Head 75.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 14.4% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Seery L/AAccFlyweight med Pantoja L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 259 / 703 36.8% 39.9% 888 / 1899 46.8% 39.9%
In the clinch 43 / 72 59.7% 70.1% 110 / 144 76.4% 70.1%
On the ground 42 / 61 68.9% 69.7% 90 / 111 81.1% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 292 / 746 39.1% 37.6% 688 / 1634 42.1% 37.6%
To the body 23 / 48 47.9% 68.5% 232 / 311 74.6% 68.5%
To the legs 29 / 42 69.0% 80.0% 168 / 209 80.4% 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 Seery L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Pantoja L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 251 / 705 35.6% 39.9% 879 / 1767 49.7% 39.9%
In the clinch 80 / 108 74.1% 68.8% 74 / 111 66.7% 68.8%
On the ground 36 / 80 45.0% 70.4% 61 / 88 69.3% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 217 / 703 30.9% 35.4% 835 / 1742 47.9% 35.4%
To the body 92 / 127 72.4% 67.9% 113 / 143 79.0% 67.9%
To the legs 58 / 63 92.1% 80.2% 66 / 81 81.5% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
527.8% acc · 0.78/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
4544.1% acc · 2.82/15 · norm 1.30
2853.8% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
5469.2% def · norm 62.5%
6:356.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
78:2932.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
38:325:58 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
25:561:37 per 15 · norm 2:46
101.55/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
140.88/15 · norm 0.58

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