Pedro Rizzo vs. Tra Telligman

UFC 9-5-0 vs. 1-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-5-0
UFC record
1-4-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
52
AgeΔ 9 yrs
61
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
272.5
Layoff (months)Δ 21 mo
251.5
WWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tra Telligman is a submission threat — 0.50 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Pedro Rizzo carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Tra Telligman rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Pedro Rizzo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 95
Tier 3 — regional circuit 116

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Tra Telligman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 14
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.36 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2861.76/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
702.31/min · norm 3.36
3652.25/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1093.60/min · norm 3.19
36.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
39.5%norm 47.8%
54.2%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
57.4%norm 52.5%
80.74/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.50/15 · norm 0.28

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

Pedro Rizzo

Distance 83.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 9.3%)

Tra Telligman

Distance 83.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 9.3%)

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

Pedro Rizzo

Head 77.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 2.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 7.6%)

Tra Telligman

Head 83.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.9% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Rizzo L/AAccHeavyweight med Telligman L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 210 / 646 32.5% 40.1% 56 / 147 38.1% 40.1%
In the clinch 37 / 57 64.9% 70.6% 13 / 28 46.4% 70.6%
On the ground 39 / 72 54.2% 70.2% 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 145 / 599 24.2% 38.9% 47 / 148 31.8% 38.9%
To the body 16 / 16 too few to rate 76.8% 11 / 14 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 125 / 160 78.1% 87.8% 12 / 15 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · 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 Rizzo L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Telligman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 230 / 584 39.4% 40.7% 62 / 181 34.3% 40.7%
In the clinch 57 / 98 58.2% 70.6% 18 / 31 58.1% 70.6%
On the ground 78 / 115 67.8% 72.0% 29 / 44 65.9% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 617 38.4% 38.8% 79 / 217 36.4% 38.8%
To the body 28 / 41 68.3% 75.1% 11 / 11 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 100 / 139 71.9% 84.4% 19 / 28 67.9% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
228.6% acc · 0.18/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
5577.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
555.6% def · norm 64.3%
15:1310.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
0:232.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
25:032:18 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
3:251:41 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.50/15 · norm 0.16

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