Alex Perez vs. Jordan Espinosa

UFC 8-6-0 (1 NC) vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-6-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
2-4-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
34
AgeΔ 2 yrs
36
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
65"
ReachΔ 4"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.3
Layoff (months)Δ 62.8 mo
65.1
NCWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alex Perez carries real power — 0.85 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Alex Perez hunts takedowns — 2.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Jordan Espinosa rarely shoots — 0.70 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Alex Perez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 164

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Jordan Espinosa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 116

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.38 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4454.21/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
2433.80/min · norm 3.49
3423.23/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
1602.50/min · norm 3.24
45.5%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
49.0%norm 44.6%
59.1%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
61.0%norm 56.4%
60.85/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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

Alex Perez

Distance 83.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 7.3%)

Jordan Espinosa

Distance 82.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 7.3%)

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

Alex Perez

Head 72.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 14.6% (norm 9.3%)

Jordan Espinosa

Head 72.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Perez L/AAccFlyweight med Espinosa L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 324 / 811 40.0% 40.0% 175 / 409 42.8% 40.0%
In the clinch 59 / 87 67.8% 70.4% 47 / 60 78.3% 70.4%
On the ground 62 / 79 78.5% 69.7% 21 / 27 77.8% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 261 / 708 36.9% 37.6% 138 / 361 38.2% 37.6%
To the body 80 / 126 63.5% 68.5% 44 / 55 80.0% 68.5%
To the legs 104 / 143 72.7% 80.0% 61 / 80 76.2% 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 (Flyweight: 73 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 Perez L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Espinosa L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 269 / 737 36.5% 40.1% 127 / 354 35.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 22 / 31 71.0% 68.8% 18 / 38 47.4% 68.8%
On the ground 51 / 68 75.0% 71.1% 15 / 18 too few to rate 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 240 / 689 34.8% 35.2% 78 / 283 27.6% 35.2%
To the body 64 / 93 68.8% 68.2% 31 / 56 55.4% 68.2%
To the legs 38 / 54 70.4% 80.3% 51 / 71 71.8% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1545.5% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
337.5% acc · 0.70/15 · norm 1.30
2773.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
758.3% def · norm 62.5%
28:2226.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
3:054.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
10:571:33 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
18:444:23 per 15 · norm 2:44
50.71/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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