Sam Stout vs. Ross Pearson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Sam Stout
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Sam Stout
Distance 93.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 8.0%)
Ross Pearson
Distance 89.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sam Stout
Head 78.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 7.9%)
Ross Pearson
Head 73.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Stout L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Pearson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 856 / 3230 | 26.5% | 37.9% | 915 / 2470 | 37.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 132 | 70.5% | 67.3% | 172 / 245 | 70.2% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 46 / 82 | 56.1% | 69.1% | 27 / 51 | 52.9% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 474 / 2695 | 17.6% | 35.0% | 588 / 2025 | 29.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 287 / 458 | 62.7% | 69.1% | 314 / 485 | 64.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 234 / 291 | 80.4% | 81.9% | 212 / 256 | 82.8% | 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 Stout L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Pearson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 859 / 2106 | 40.8% | 38.9% | 977 / 2884 | 33.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 78 / 112 | 69.6% | 68.6% | 203 / 307 | 66.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 36 / 58 | 62.1% | 68.0% | 58 / 84 | 69.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 625 / 1812 | 34.5% | 35.1% | 789 / 2642 | 29.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 181 / 258 | 70.2% | 68.1% | 245 / 365 | 67.1% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 167 / 206 | 81.1% | 81.5% | 204 / 268 | 76.1% | 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.