Ricardo Romero vs. Seth Petruzelli
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ricardo Romero
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Seth Petruzelli
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 22 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)
Ricardo Romero
Distance 55.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 41.7% (norm 10.4%)
Seth Petruzelli
Distance 71.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 13.8% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ricardo Romero
Head 83.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.7%)
Seth Petruzelli
Head 82.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Romero L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Petruzelli L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 7 / 20 | too few to rate | 41.4% | 42 / 115 | 36.5% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 12 / 23 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 14 / 30 | 46.7% | 38.9% | 43 / 132 | 32.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Romero L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Petruzelli L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 15 / 37 | 40.5% | 40.4% | 24 / 70 | 34.3% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 70.4% | 39 / 72 | 54.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 36 / 73 | 49.3% | 37.5% | 51 / 131 | 38.9% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Petruzelli has more cage time on record.