Fernando Padilla vs. Luis Pajuelo
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Fernando Padilla
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Luis Pajuelo
Full career not yet synced for Luis Pajuelo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Fernando Padilla
Distance 86.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 6.5%)
Luis Pajuelo
Distance 100.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Fernando Padilla
Head 82.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 7.8%)
Luis Pajuelo
Head 69.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Padilla L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Pajuelo L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 118 / 319 | 37.0% | 40.9% | 5 / 13 | too few to rate | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 18 / 30 | 60.0% | 69.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 97 / 301 | 32.2% | 37.2% | 1 / 9 | too few to rate | 37.2% |
| To the body | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 68.2% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 22 / 27 | 81.5% | 80.7% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Padilla L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Pajuelo L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 136 / 282 | 48.2% | 39.2% | 17 / 32 | 53.1% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 17 / 29 | 58.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 88 / 234 | 37.6% | 35.9% | 24 / 49 | 49.0% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 22 / 26 | 84.6% | 67.9% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 30 / 32 | 93.8% | 81.5% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Padilla has more cage time on record.