Edwin Figueroa vs. Erik Perez

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 7-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
7-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
42
AgeΔ 6 yrs
36
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
152.7
Layoff (months)Δ 35.7 mo
117
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Erik Perez hunts takedowns — 3.16 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Edwin Figueroa is a submission threat — 0.60 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Erik Perez owns the mat — in control 36% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Edwin Figueroa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 24
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 14 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Erik Perez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 3 — regional circuit 144

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1932.57/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
2853.16/min · norm 3.52
2303.06/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1892.09/min · norm 3.58
39.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
40.6%norm 43.4%
51.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
66.7%norm 56.6%
20.40/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
30.50/15 · norm 0.30

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

Edwin Figueroa

Distance 73.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 22.3% (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)

Edwin Figueroa

Head 83.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.9% (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 Figueroa L/AAccBantamweight med Perez L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 119 / 359 33.1% 39.0% 145 / 505 28.7% 39.0%
In the clinch 8 / 21 too few to rate 68.7% 43 / 67 64.2% 68.7%
On the ground 66 / 109 60.6% 70.2% 97 / 130 74.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 136 / 410 33.2% 34.9% 145 / 513 28.3% 34.9%
To the body 39 / 55 70.9% 66.8% 102 / 143 71.3% 66.8%
To the legs 18 / 24 too few to rate 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 Figueroa L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Perez L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 173 / 388 44.6% 39.3% 162 / 515 31.5% 39.3%
In the clinch 17 / 28 60.7% 70.4% 20 / 43 46.5% 70.4%
On the ground 40 / 61 65.6% 72.4% 7 / 10 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 143 / 355 40.3% 34.9% 126 / 479 26.3% 34.9%
To the body 43 / 65 66.2% 66.0% 37 / 56 66.1% 66.0%
To the legs 44 / 57 77.2% 79.1% 26 / 33 78.8% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 0.20/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1955.9% acc · 3.16/15 · norm 1.12
1337.1% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
969.2% def · norm 66.7%
13:5418.5% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
32:4736.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
30:176:02 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
15:282:34 per 15 · norm 2:24
30.60/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.17/15 · norm 0.28

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