Kurt Pellegrino vs. Junior Assuncao
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kurt Pellegrino
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Junior Assuncao
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.63 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kurt Pellegrino
Distance 64.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 27.3% (norm 8.0%)
Junior Assuncao
Distance 51.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 20.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 28.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kurt Pellegrino
Head 88.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 7.9%)
Junior Assuncao
Head 72.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pellegrino L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Assuncao L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 453 | 30.9% | 37.9% | 61 / 118 | 51.7% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 55 | 61.8% | 67.3% | 30 / 46 | 65.2% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 130 / 191 | 68.1% | 69.1% | 52 / 64 | 81.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 240 / 617 | 38.9% | 35.0% | 96 / 166 | 57.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 46 / 57 | 80.7% | 69.1% | 29 / 36 | 80.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 81.9% | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 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 Pellegrino L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Assuncao L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 137 / 501 | 27.3% | 38.9% | 54 / 109 | 49.5% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 68.6% | 30 / 41 | 73.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 70 / 106 | 66.0% | 68.0% | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 186 / 574 | 32.4% | 35.1% | 51 / 107 | 47.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 34 / 51 | 66.7% | 68.1% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 81.5% | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pellegrino has more cage time on record.