Jeff Hughes vs. Raphael Pessoa
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jeff Hughes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Raphael Pessoa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.13 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 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)
Jeff Hughes
Distance 92.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 9.3%)
Raphael Pessoa
Distance 91.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jeff Hughes
Head 70.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 19.6% (norm 7.6%)
Raphael Pessoa
Head 81.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hughes L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Pessoa L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 104 / 231 | 45.0% | 40.1% | 50 / 197 | 25.4% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 8 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 64 / 177 | 36.2% | 38.9% | 33 / 176 | 18.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 87.8% | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Hughes L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Pessoa L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 111 / 328 | 33.8% | 40.7% | 76 / 135 | 56.3% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 41 | 68.3% | 70.6% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 300 | 32.7% | 38.8% | 32 / 90 | 35.6% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 19 / 35 | 54.3% | 75.1% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 84.4% | 43 / 48 | 89.6% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hughes has more cage time on record.