Julian Erosa vs. Steven Peterson

UFC 9-9-0 vs. 3-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-9-0
UFC record
3-5-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
37
AgeΔ 1 yrs
36
6'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
74"
ReachΔ 4"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
4.4
Layoff (months)Δ 36.1 mo
40.5
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Julian Erosa absorbs 6.23 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.47 Featherweight norm — hittable.
Steven Peterson is a submission threat — 0.81 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Steven Peterson absorbs 6.04 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.47 Featherweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Julian Erosa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 109
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 213

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 26 finish wins over 44 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Steven Peterson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 47
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 103
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8556.06/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
5204.66/min · norm 3.54
8786.23/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
6746.04/min · norm 3.47
48.0%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
40.5%norm 45.0%
49.2%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
53.3%norm 54.85%
10.11/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.13/15 · norm 0.29

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

Julian Erosa

Distance 85.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 6.5%)

Steven Peterson

Distance 90.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)

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

Julian Erosa

Head 78.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 7.8%)

Steven Peterson

Head 81.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Erosa L/AAccFeatherweight med Peterson L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 664 / 1528 43.5% 40.9% 426 / 1157 36.8% 40.9%
In the clinch 139 / 196 70.9% 70.8% 51 / 75 68.0% 70.8%
On the ground 52 / 59 88.1% 69.2% 43 / 53 81.1% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 566 / 1394 40.6% 37.2% 347 / 1043 33.3% 37.2%
To the body 208 / 292 71.2% 68.2% 97 / 146 66.4% 68.2%
To the legs 81 / 97 83.5% 80.7% 76 / 96 79.2% 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 Erosa L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Peterson L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 738 / 1504 49.1% 39.2% 612 / 1345 45.5% 39.2%
In the clinch 83 / 133 62.4% 70.3% 42 / 65 64.6% 70.3%
On the ground 57 / 93 61.3% 69.4% 20 / 34 58.8% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 643 / 1431 44.9% 35.9% 475 / 1178 40.3% 35.9%
To the body 115 / 153 75.2% 67.9% 139 / 195 71.3% 67.9%
To the legs 120 / 146 82.2% 81.5% 60 / 71 84.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1744.7% acc · 1.81/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
1030.3% acc · 1.35/15 · norm 1.19
2461.5% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1664.0% def · norm 61.5%
21:4115.4% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
26:0323.4% of cage time · norm 16.7%
19:272:04 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
13:191:47 per 15 · norm 3:12
70.74/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
60.81/15 · norm 0.46

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