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Sam Sicilia vs. Godofredo Pepey

UFC 5-7-0 vs. 5-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-7-0
UFC record
5-6-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
40
AgeΔ 1 yrs
39
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
67"
ReachΔ 6"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
116
Layoff (months)Δ 11.3 mo
104.7
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Godofredo Pepey is a submission threat — 1.47 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Featherweight norm.
Sam Sicilia is a submission threat — 0.87 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Featherweight norm.
Godofredo Pepey rarely shoots — 0.37 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sam Sicilia

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 710
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Godofredo Pepey

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 56
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2552.46/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1892.32/min · norm 3.52
3683.55/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2633.23/min · norm 3.50
33.5%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
38.2%norm 44.7%
59.2%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
47.8%norm 54.8%
10.14/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.18/15 · norm 0.29

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

Sam Sicilia

Distance 82.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 6.5%)

Godofredo Pepey

Distance 82.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 6.5%)

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

Sam Sicilia

Head 84.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 7.9%)

Godofredo Pepey

Head 84.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Sicilia L/AAccFeatherweight med Pepey L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 168 / 626 26.8% 40.5% 130 / 409 31.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 32 / 56 57.1% 70.5% 25 / 32 78.1% 70.5%
On the ground 55 / 79 69.6% 69.3% 34 / 54 63.0% 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 175 / 641 27.3% 37.1% 135 / 420 32.1% 37.1%
To the body 50 / 81 61.7% 68.0% 27 / 42 64.3% 68.0%
To the legs 30 / 39 76.9% 80.3% 27 / 33 81.8% 80.3%

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: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Sicilia L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Pepey L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 318 / 832 38.2% 39.3% 143 / 348 41.1% 39.3%
In the clinch 25 / 41 61.0% 70.3% 24 / 32 75.0% 70.3%
On the ground 25 / 30 83.3% 69.4% 96 / 124 77.4% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 699 33.9% 35.9% 199 / 419 47.5% 35.9%
To the body 61 / 117 52.1% 68.0% 40 / 57 70.2% 68.0%
To the legs 70 / 87 80.5% 81.5% 24 / 28 85.7% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1043.5% acc · 1.45/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
27.4% acc · 0.37/15 · norm 1.17
1470.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
735.0% def · norm 61.5%
24:2923.6% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
11:0713.7% of cage time · norm 16.5%
8:421:15 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
29:465:28 per 15 · norm 3:11
60.87/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
81.47/15 · norm 0.45

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