Ross Pearson vs. Melvin Guillard
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ross Pearson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.53 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Melvin Guillard
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 11 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.38 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 24 finish wins over 62 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ross Pearson
Distance 89.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 8.0%)
Melvin Guillard
Distance 79.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ross Pearson
Head 73.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 7.9%)
Melvin Guillard
Head 82.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pearson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Guillard L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 915 / 2470 | 37.0% | 37.9% | 312 / 896 | 34.8% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 172 / 245 | 70.2% | 67.3% | 58 / 96 | 60.4% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 27 / 51 | 52.9% | 69.1% | 78 / 136 | 57.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 588 / 2025 | 29.0% | 35.0% | 300 / 928 | 32.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 314 / 485 | 64.7% | 69.1% | 90 / 134 | 67.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 212 / 256 | 82.8% | 81.9% | 58 / 66 | 87.9% | 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 Pearson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Guillard L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 977 / 2884 | 33.9% | 38.9% | 219 / 732 | 29.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 203 / 307 | 66.1% | 68.6% | 36 / 75 | 48.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 58 / 84 | 69.0% | 68.0% | 12 / 31 | 38.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 789 / 2642 | 29.9% | 35.1% | 123 / 604 | 20.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 245 / 365 | 67.1% | 68.1% | 59 / 111 | 53.2% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 204 / 268 | 76.1% | 81.5% | 85 / 123 | 69.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pearson has more cage time on record.