Paul Felder vs.
Mike Perry
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.
Paul Felder
Full career not yet synced for Paul Felder — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Mike Perry
Full career not yet synced for Mike Perry — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 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)
Paul Felder
Distance 82.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 8.0%)
Mike Perry
Distance 85.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Paul Felder
Head 75.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 7.9%)
Mike Perry
Head 77.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Felder L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Perry L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 557 / 1406 | 39.6% | 37.9% | 562 / 1304 | 43.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 110 / 165 | 66.7% | 67.3% | 88 / 125 | 70.4% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 96 / 139 | 69.1% | 69.1% | 72 / 93 | 77.4% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 449 / 1294 | 34.7% | 35.0% | 457 / 1173 | 39.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 149 / 213 | 70.0% | 69.1% | 113 / 179 | 63.1% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 165 / 203 | 81.3% | 81.9% | 152 / 170 | 89.4% | 82.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Felder L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Perry L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 596 / 1218 | 48.9% | 38.9% | 800 / 1745 | 45.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 81 / 116 | 69.8% | 68.6% | 40 / 56 | 71.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 32 / 50 | 64.0% | 68.0% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 354 / 928 | 38.1% | 35.1% | 542 / 1417 | 38.2% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 185 / 247 | 74.9% | 68.1% | 124 / 193 | 64.2% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 170 / 209 | 81.3% | 81.5% | 195 / 218 | 89.4% | 82.1% |
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 — Felder has more cage time on record.