Tanner Boser vs. Raphael Pessoa
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tanner Boser
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Raphael Pessoa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.13 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tanner Boser
Distance 88.2% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 9.3%)
Raphael Pessoa
Distance 91.6% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tanner Boser
Head 68.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 18.0% (norm 7.6%)
Raphael Pessoa
Head 81.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Boser L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Pessoa L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 514 / 1012 | 50.8% | 40.1% | 50 / 197 | 25.4% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 53 / 68 | 77.9% | 70.4% | 8 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 53 / 67 | 79.1% | 70.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 311 / 786 | 39.6% | 39.0% | 33 / 176 | 18.8% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 120 / 154 | 77.9% | 77.0% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 189 / 207 | 91.3% | 87.8% | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 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 Boser L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Pessoa L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 301 / 805 | 37.4% | 40.7% | 76 / 135 | 56.3% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 46 / 58 | 79.3% | 70.6% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 26 / 27 | 96.3% | 72.2% | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 232 / 694 | 33.4% | 39.3% | 32 / 90 | 35.6% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 89 / 127 | 70.1% | 75.1% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 52 / 69 | 75.4% | 84.4% | 43 / 48 | 89.6% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Boser has more cage time on record.