Neil Seery vs.
Alexandre Pantoja
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.
Neil Seery
Full career not yet synced for Neil Seery — 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 +0.9 wins over .500
Alexandre Pantoja
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.51 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 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)
Neil Seery
Distance 84.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 7.3%)
Alexandre Pantoja
Distance 87.8% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.5% (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 13.3%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 9.3%)
Alexandre Pantoja
Head 76.0% (norm 75.9%) · Body 14.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.4% (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/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Pantoja L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 259 / 703 | 36.8% | 40.0% | 764 / 1641 | 46.6% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 72 | 59.7% | 70.4% | 94 / 126 | 74.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 42 / 61 | 68.9% | 69.7% | 83 / 103 | 80.6% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 292 / 746 | 39.1% | 37.6% | 597 / 1421 | 42.0% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 23 / 48 | 47.9% | 68.5% | 202 / 274 | 73.7% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 29 / 42 | 69.0% | 80.0% | 142 / 175 | 81.1% | 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/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Pantoja L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 251 / 705 | 35.6% | 40.1% | 719 / 1489 | 48.3% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 80 / 108 | 74.1% | 68.8% | 57 / 90 | 63.3% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 36 / 80 | 45.0% | 71.1% | 57 / 82 | 69.5% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 217 / 703 | 30.9% | 35.2% | 677 / 1464 | 46.2% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 92 / 127 | 72.4% | 68.2% | 96 / 123 | 78.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 58 / 63 | 92.1% | 80.3% | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 80.3% |
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 — Pantoja has more cage time on record.