Godofredo Pepey vs. Shane Burgos
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Godofredo Pepey
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Shane Burgos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Godofredo Pepey
Distance 82.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 6.5%)
Shane Burgos
Distance 88.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Godofredo Pepey
Head 84.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.8%)
Shane Burgos
Head 76.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pepey L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Burgos L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 130 / 409 | 31.8% | 40.9% | 854 / 1754 | 48.7% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 70.8% | 106 / 130 | 81.5% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 34 / 54 | 63.0% | 69.2% | 80 / 100 | 80.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 135 / 420 | 32.1% | 37.2% | 664 / 1518 | 43.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 27 / 42 | 64.3% | 68.2% | 199 / 271 | 73.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 80.7% | 177 / 195 | 90.8% | 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 Pepey L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Burgos L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 143 / 348 | 41.1% | 39.2% | 835 / 2014 | 41.5% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 70.3% | 83 / 121 | 68.6% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 96 / 124 | 77.4% | 69.4% | 34 / 46 | 73.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 199 / 419 | 47.5% | 35.9% | 643 / 1748 | 36.8% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 40 / 57 | 70.2% | 67.9% | 145 / 219 | 66.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 81.5% | 164 / 214 | 76.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pepey has more cage time on record.