Robert Peralta vs.
Jason Young
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.
Robert Peralta
Full career not yet synced for Robert Peralta — 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
Jason Young
Full career not yet synced for Jason Young — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 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)
Robert Peralta
Distance 79.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 16.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 6.5%)
Jason Young
Distance 82.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.8% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Robert Peralta
Head 68.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 17.6% (norm 7.8%)
Jason Young
Head 76.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Peralta L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Young L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 196 / 538 | 36.4% | 40.9% | 88 / 299 | 29.4% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 80 / 108 | 74.1% | 70.8% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 69.2% | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 121 / 462 | 26.2% | 37.2% | 67 / 279 | 24.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 71 / 96 | 74.0% | 68.2% | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 110 / 119 | 92.4% | 80.7% | 43 / 54 | 79.6% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Peralta L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Young L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 146 / 394 | 37.1% | 39.2% | 113 / 247 | 45.7% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 69 / 86 | 80.2% | 70.3% | 15 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 43 / 62 | 69.4% | 69.4% | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 330 | 27.0% | 35.9% | 97 / 239 | 40.6% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 69 / 91 | 75.8% | 67.9% | 20 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 100 / 121 | 82.6% | 81.5% | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 81.5% |
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 — Peralta has more cage time on record.