Mike Brown vs. Daniel Pineda
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mike Brown
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.62 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Daniel Pineda
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 12 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 8 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 47 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mike Brown
Distance 53.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 22.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 23.9% (norm 6.5%)
Daniel Pineda
Distance 73.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 22.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mike Brown
Head 70.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 15.7% (norm 7.8%)
Daniel Pineda
Head 78.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brown L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Pineda L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 191 | 31.4% | 40.9% | 213 / 535 | 39.8% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 80 | 83.8% | 70.8% | 23 / 31 | 74.2% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 70 / 85 | 82.4% | 69.2% | 125 / 162 | 77.2% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 113 / 251 | 45.0% | 37.2% | 242 / 571 | 42.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 33 / 49 | 67.3% | 68.2% | 54 / 79 | 68.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 80.7% | 65 / 78 | 83.3% | 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 Brown L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Pineda L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 118 / 300 | 39.3% | 39.2% | 307 / 605 | 50.7% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 52 | 69.2% | 70.3% | 51 / 69 | 73.9% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 29 / 41 | 70.7% | 69.4% | 54 / 86 | 62.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 286 | 34.3% | 35.9% | 267 / 577 | 46.3% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 53 / 71 | 74.6% | 67.9% | 104 / 132 | 78.8% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 32 / 36 | 88.9% | 81.5% | 41 / 51 | 80.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pineda has more cage time on record.