Chris Kelades vs. Sergio Pettis

UFC 2-2-0 vs. 9-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
9-5-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
45
AgeΔ 13 yrs
32
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'6"
68"
ReachΔ 1"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
123.5
Layoff (months)Δ 40.9 mo
82.6
LWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Sergio Pettis rarely shoots — 0.85 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Opponents land 46% of their head shots on Chris Kelades, vs a 35% Flyweight norm — a hole in the guard.
Sergio Pettis is wasteful with ground strikes — only 52% land, vs a 70% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Chris Kelades

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 122

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Sergio Pettis

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 168
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1392.40/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
8193.88/min · norm 3.49
1532.64/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
6152.91/min · norm 3.24
43.7%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
37.4%norm 44.6%
48.7%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
65.4%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.07/15 · norm 0.18

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

Chris Kelades

Distance 69.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 14.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 16.7% (norm 7.3%)

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)

Chris Kelades

Head 78.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 9.3%)

Sergio Pettis

Head 88.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 6.7% (norm 13.3%) · 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 Kelades L/AAccFlyweight med Pettis L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 70 / 220 31.8% 40.0% 730 / 2039 35.8% 40.0%
In the clinch 35 / 45 77.8% 70.4% 42 / 59 71.2% 70.4%
On the ground 34 / 53 64.2% 69.7% 47 / 90 52.2% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 87 / 249 34.9% 37.6% 645 / 1935 33.3% 37.6%
To the body 38 / 51 74.5% 68.5% 82 / 147 55.8% 68.5%
To the legs 14 / 18 too few to rate 80.0% 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 (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 Kelades L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Pettis L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 97 / 220 44.1% 40.1% 517 / 1610 32.1% 40.1%
In the clinch 17 / 27 63.0% 68.8% 35 / 56 62.5% 68.8%
On the ground 39 / 51 76.5% 71.1% 63 / 113 55.8% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 119 / 259 45.9% 35.2% 383 / 1433 26.7% 35.2%
To the body 18 / 23 too few to rate 68.2% 144 / 231 62.3% 68.2%
To the legs 16 / 16 too few to rate 80.3% 88 / 115 76.5% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
418.2% acc · 1.04/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1240.0% acc · 0.85/15 · norm 1.30
1453.8% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
5067.6% def · norm 62.5%
11:2619.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
18:118.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
28:527:28 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
56:424:01 per 15 · norm 2:44
10.26/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
50.36/15 · norm 0.58

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