Erik Perez vs. Taylor Lapilus

UFC 7-2-0 vs. 6-2-0
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Erik Perez

VS

Taylor Lapilus

7-2-0
UFC record
6-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
36
AgeΔ 2 yrs
34
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'6"
68"
ReachΔ 5"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
117
Layoff (months)Δ 94.7 mo
22.3
WWWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Erik Perez hunts takedowns — 3.16 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Erik Perez owns the mat — in control 36% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
Taylor Lapilus rarely shoots — 0.27 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Taylor Lapilus

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 112
Tier 3 — regional circuit 132

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2853.16/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
5124.59/min · norm 3.52
1892.09/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2912.61/min · norm 3.58
40.6%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
48.1%norm 43.4%
66.7%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
62.8%norm 56.6%
30.50/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.27/15 · norm 0.30

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

Erik Perez

Distance 71.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 18.5% (norm 6.5%)

Taylor Lapilus

Distance 85.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Erik Perez

Head 73.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)

Taylor Lapilus

Head 79.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Perez L/AAccBantamweight med Lapilus L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 145 / 505 28.7% 39.0% 387 / 911 42.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 43 / 67 64.2% 68.7% 104 / 128 81.2% 68.7%
On the ground 97 / 130 74.6% 70.2% 21 / 26 80.8% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 145 / 513 28.3% 34.9% 336 / 847 39.7% 34.9%
To the body 102 / 143 71.3% 66.8% 125 / 154 81.2% 66.8%
To the legs 38 / 46 82.6% 79.4% 51 / 64 79.7% 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 Perez L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Lapilus L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 162 / 515 31.5% 39.3% 238 / 696 34.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 20 / 43 46.5% 70.4% 38 / 66 57.6% 70.4%
On the ground 7 / 10 too few to rate 72.4% 15 / 20 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 479 26.3% 34.9% 126 / 537 23.5% 34.9%
To the body 37 / 56 66.1% 66.0% 94 / 147 63.9% 66.0%
To the legs 26 / 33 78.8% 79.1% 71 / 98 72.4% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1955.9% acc · 3.16/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
233.3% acc · 0.27/15 · norm 1.12
969.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
5577.5% def · norm 66.7%
32:4736.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
13:2412.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
15:282:34 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
30:554:09 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.17/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.27/15 · 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.

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