Maximo Blanco vs. Felipe Arantes

UFC 4-5-0 vs. 5-6-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-5-0
UFC record
5-6-1
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
42
AgeΔ 4 yrs
38
5'8"
HeightΔ 0"
5'8"
71"
ReachΔ 2"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
118.7
Layoff (months)Δ 21.2 mo
97.5
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Maximo Blanco hunts takedowns — 2.07 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Felipe Arantes is a submission threat — 0.73 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Felipe Arantes's takedown defense leaks — 42% stopped, vs a 62% Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Maximo Blanco

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 3 — regional circuit 83

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.45 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Felipe Arantes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 56
Tier 3 — regional circuit 134

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3314.16/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
3422.37/min · norm 3.54
2613.28/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
3842.66/min · norm 3.47
44.6%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
45.1%norm 45.0%
64.7%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
64.1%norm 54.85%
20.38/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.10/15 · norm 0.29

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

Maximo Blanco

Distance 86.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 6.5%)

Felipe Arantes

Distance 79.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Maximo Blanco

Head 82.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.8%)

Felipe Arantes

Head 77.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.8% (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 Blanco L/AAccFeatherweight med Arantes L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 276 / 639 43.2% 40.9% 239 / 599 39.9% 40.9%
In the clinch 51 / 92 55.4% 70.8% 24 / 45 53.3% 70.8%
On the ground 4 / 11 too few to rate 69.2% 79 / 114 69.3% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 248 / 611 40.6% 37.2% 219 / 587 37.3% 37.2%
To the body 44 / 80 55.0% 68.2% 61 / 97 62.9% 68.2%
To the legs 39 / 51 76.5% 80.7% 62 / 74 83.8% 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 Blanco L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Arantes L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 193 / 613 31.5% 39.2% 233 / 796 29.3% 39.2%
In the clinch 58 / 109 53.2% 70.3% 42 / 71 59.2% 70.3%
On the ground 10 / 18 too few to rate 69.4% 109 / 202 54.0% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 178 / 603 29.5% 35.9% 224 / 834 26.9% 35.9%
To the body 51 / 85 60.0% 67.9% 116 / 178 65.2% 67.9%
To the legs 32 / 52 61.5% 81.5% 44 / 57 77.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1136.7% acc · 2.07/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
947.4% acc · 0.93/15 · norm 1.19
1280.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1741.5% def · norm 61.5%
13:0816.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
25:2917.6% of cage time · norm 16.7%
13:012:27 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
48:395:02 per 15 · norm 3:12
20.38/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
70.73/15 · norm 0.46

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