Nick Penner vs.
Anthony Perosh
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.
Nick Penner
Full career not yet synced for Nick Penner — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Anthony Perosh
Full career not yet synced for Anthony Perosh — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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)
Nick Penner
Distance 77.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 10.4%)
Anthony Perosh
Distance 60.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 28.3% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nick Penner
Head 95.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.7%)
Anthony Perosh
Head 92.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 1.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Penner L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Perosh L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 8 / 31 | 25.8% | 41.4% | 64 / 213 | 30.0% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 23 / 38 | 60.5% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 64 / 99 | 64.6% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 10 / 38 | 26.3% | 38.9% | 127 / 323 | 39.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 21 / 21 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Penner L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Perosh L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 8 / 20 | too few to rate | 40.4% | 115 / 347 | 33.1% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 46 / 69 | 66.7% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 26 / 40 | 65.0% | 70.4% | 90 / 129 | 69.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 33 / 60 | 55.0% | 37.5% | 210 / 495 | 42.4% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 30 / 38 | 78.9% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 — Perosh has more cage time on record.