Tyson Pedro vs. Ilir Latifi
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tyson Pedro
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Ilir Latifi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tyson Pedro
Distance 80.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 10.4%)
Ilir Latifi
Distance 80.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 10.8% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tyson Pedro
Head 60.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 21.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 17.7% (norm 9.7%)
Ilir Latifi
Head 80.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pedro L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Latifi L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 172 / 311 | 55.3% | 41.4% | 214 / 548 | 39.1% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 52 | 73.1% | 70.9% | 34 / 56 | 60.7% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 58 / 73 | 79.5% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 110 / 234 | 47.0% | 38.9% | 205 / 544 | 37.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 64 / 83 | 77.1% | 71.9% | 56 / 79 | 70.9% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 55 / 68 | 80.9% | 81.8% | 45 / 54 | 83.3% | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Pedro L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Latifi L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 111 / 321 | 34.6% | 40.4% | 361 / 887 | 40.7% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 68.7% | 47 / 75 | 62.7% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 50 / 73 | 68.5% | 70.4% | 28 / 36 | 77.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 123 / 349 | 35.2% | 37.5% | 286 / 765 | 37.4% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 35 / 43 | 81.4% | 72.3% | 82 / 149 | 55.0% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 83.0% | 68 / 84 | 81.0% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Latifi has more cage time on record.