Tyson Pedro vs. Mauricio Rua
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
Mauricio Rua
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 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%)
Mauricio Rua
Distance 76.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.6% (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%)
Mauricio Rua
Head 72.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 16.0% (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 | Rua L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 172 / 311 | 55.3% | 41.4% | 621 / 1322 | 47.0% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 52 | 73.1% | 70.9% | 130 / 184 | 70.7% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 137 / 217 | 63.1% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 110 / 234 | 47.0% | 38.9% | 527 / 1254 | 42.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 64 / 83 | 77.1% | 71.9% | 140 / 194 | 72.2% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 55 / 68 | 80.9% | 81.8% | 221 / 275 | 80.4% | 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 Rua L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 111 / 321 | 34.6% | 40.4% | 605 / 1462 | 41.4% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 68.7% | 148 / 225 | 65.8% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 50 / 73 | 68.5% | 70.4% | 164 / 233 | 70.4% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 123 / 349 | 35.2% | 37.5% | 616 / 1529 | 40.3% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 35 / 43 | 81.4% | 72.3% | 206 / 263 | 78.3% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 83.0% | 95 / 128 | 74.2% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rua has more cage time on record.