Yaotzin Meza vs. Sergio Pettis
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Yaotzin Meza
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Sergio Pettis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Yaotzin Meza
Distance 90.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)
Sergio Pettis
Distance 93.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yaotzin Meza
Head 68.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.4% (norm 7.9%)
Sergio Pettis
Head 88.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 6.7% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Meza L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Pettis L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 100 / 266 | 37.6% | 40.5% | 730 / 2039 | 35.8% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 42 / 59 | 71.2% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 47 / 90 | 52.2% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 55 / 201 | 27.4% | 37.1% | 645 / 1935 | 33.3% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 68.0% | 82 / 147 | 55.8% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 42 / 54 | 77.8% | 80.3% | 92 / 106 | 86.8% | 80.0% |
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 · Flyweight: 73 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 Meza L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Pettis L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 97 / 332 | 29.2% | 39.3% | 517 / 1610 | 32.1% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 35 / 56 | 62.5% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 29 / 34 | 85.3% | 69.4% | 63 / 113 | 55.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 80 / 300 | 26.7% | 35.9% | 383 / 1433 | 26.7% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 23 / 46 | 50.0% | 68.0% | 144 / 231 | 62.3% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 34 / 40 | 85.0% | 81.5% | 88 / 115 | 76.5% | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pettis has more cage time on record.