Frankie Perez vs. Chris Wade

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 5-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
5-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
37
AgeΔ 1 yrs
38
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 3"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
108.5
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
108.5
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Chris Wade is a submission threat — 1.12 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Chris Wade owns the mat — in control 44% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Frankie Perez carries real power — 0.35 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Frankie Perez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.83 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Chris Wade

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 149
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

701.64/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1371.70/min · norm 3.42
932.17/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1411.75/min · norm 3.37
41.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
53.9%norm 43.5%
54.4%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
51.9%norm 56.3%
10.35/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.19/15 · norm 0.25

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

Frankie Perez

Distance 78.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 16.7% (norm 8.0%)

Chris Wade

Distance 66.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 16.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Frankie Perez

Head 66.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 18.5% (norm 7.9%)

Chris Wade

Head 61.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.1% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Perez L/AAccLightweight med Wade L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 44 / 131 33.6% 37.9% 74 / 168 44.0% 37.9%
In the clinch 4 / 9 too few to rate 67.3% 37 / 45 82.2% 67.3%
On the ground 22 / 28 78.6% 69.1% 26 / 41 63.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 27 / 111 24.3% 35.0% 66 / 156 42.3% 35.0%
To the body 16 / 26 61.5% 69.1% 29 / 47 61.7% 69.1%
To the legs 27 / 31 87.1% 81.9% 42 / 51 82.4% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 accLightweight med vs Wade L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 39 / 125 31.2% 38.9% 66 / 199 33.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 3 / 3 too few to rate 68.6% 32 / 48 66.7% 68.6%
On the ground 51 / 76 67.1% 68.0% 43 / 46 93.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 62 / 156 39.7% 35.1% 75 / 208 36.1% 35.1%
To the body 20 / 28 71.4% 68.1% 33 / 47 70.2% 68.1%
To the legs 11 / 20 too few to rate 81.5% 33 / 38 86.8% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
541.7% acc · 1.75/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1451.9% acc · 2.60/15 · norm 1.38
1350.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1655.2% def · norm 64.0%
7:2017.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
35:3044.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
22:327:53 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
25:284:44 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.35/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
61.12/15 · norm 0.49

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