Bryan Caraway vs. Erik Perez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Bryan Caraway
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Erik Perez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Bryan Caraway
Distance 90.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 6.5%)
Erik Perez
Distance 71.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 18.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bryan Caraway
Head 90.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 5.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 8.4%)
Erik Perez
Head 73.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Caraway L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Perez L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 269 / 808 | 33.3% | 39.0% | 145 / 505 | 28.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 76 | 43.4% | 68.7% | 43 / 67 | 64.2% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 97 / 130 | 74.6% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 248 / 806 | 30.8% | 34.9% | 145 / 513 | 28.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 32 / 52 | 61.5% | 66.8% | 102 / 143 | 71.3% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 29 / 37 | 78.4% | 79.4% | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 79.4% |
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 · Bantamweight: 117 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 Caraway L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Perez L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 358 / 846 | 42.3% | 39.3% | 162 / 515 | 31.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 86 / 139 | 61.9% | 70.4% | 20 / 43 | 46.5% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 17 / 26 | 65.4% | 72.4% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 289 / 803 | 36.0% | 34.9% | 126 / 479 | 26.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 100 / 128 | 78.1% | 66.0% | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 72 / 80 | 90.0% | 79.1% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Caraway has more cage time on record.