Brad Pickett vs. Neil Seery

UFC 5-9-0 vs. 3-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-9-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
47
AgeΔ 1 yrs
46
5'6"
HeightΔ 2"
5'4"
68"
ReachΔ 4"
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
112.7
Layoff (months)Δ 4 mo
108.7
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Neil Seery is a submission threat — 1.55 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Brad Pickett hunts takedowns — 2.07 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Neil Seery carries real power — 0.31 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brad Pickett

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 59
Tier 3 — regional circuit 205

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.53 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 39 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Neil Seery

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 31
Tier 3 — regional circuit 108

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.24 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4653.06/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
3443.56/min · norm 3.49
7284.79/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
3673.79/min · norm 3.24
32.4%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
41.1%norm 44.6%
56.1%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
58.9%norm 56.4%
30.30/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.31/15 · norm 0.18

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

Brad Pickett

Distance 86.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.2% (norm 6.5%)

Neil Seery

Distance 84.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 7.3%)

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

Brad Pickett

Head 80.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 8.4%)

Neil Seery

Head 89.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 5.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Pickett L/AAccBantamweight med Seery L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 351 / 1240 28.3% 39.0% 259 / 703 36.8% 40.0%
In the clinch 56 / 91 61.5% 68.7% 43 / 72 59.7% 70.4%
On the ground 58 / 104 55.8% 70.2% 42 / 61 68.9% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 304 / 1159 26.2% 34.9% 292 / 746 39.1% 37.6%
To the body 67 / 131 51.1% 66.8% 23 / 48 47.9% 68.5%
To the legs 94 / 145 64.8% 79.4% 29 / 42 69.0% 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 (Bantamweight: 117 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 Pickett L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Seery L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 582 / 1449 40.2% 39.3% 251 / 705 35.6% 40.1%
In the clinch 69 / 105 65.7% 70.4% 80 / 108 74.1% 68.8%
On the ground 77 / 104 74.0% 72.4% 36 / 80 45.0% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 570 / 1411 40.4% 34.9% 217 / 703 30.9% 35.2%
To the body 92 / 171 53.8% 66.0% 92 / 127 72.4% 68.2%
To the legs 66 / 76 86.8% 79.1% 58 / 63 92.1% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2140.4% acc · 2.07/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
527.8% acc · 0.78/15 · norm 1.30
2360.5% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2853.8% def · norm 62.5%
32:4721.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
6:356.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
14:491:27 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
38:325:58 per 15 · norm 2:44
20.20/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
101.55/15 · norm 0.58

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