Sean O'Connell vs. Anthony Perosh

UFC 2-5-0 vs. 5-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-5-0
UFC record
5-7-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
42
AgeΔ 11 yrs
53
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
6'3"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
115.9
Layoff (months)Δ 12.9 mo
128.8
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Anthony Perosh is a submission threat — 1.13 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Anthony Perosh hunts takedowns — 2.03 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Sean O'Connell carries real power — 0.81 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sean O'Connell

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 56
Tier 3 — regional circuit 154

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.63 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Anthony Perosh

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 57
Tier 3 — regional circuit 103

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3045.46/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
1512.27/min · norm 3.41
3776.77/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
2513.77/min · norm 3.35
48.7%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
43.1%norm 48.3%
45.4%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
53.9%norm 52.9%
30.81/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
20.45/15 · norm 0.40

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

Sean O'Connell

Distance 80.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 14.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 10.4%)

Anthony Perosh

Distance 60.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 28.3% (norm 10.4%)

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

Sean O'Connell

Head 80.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 9.7%)

Anthony Perosh

Head 92.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 1.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone O'Connell L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Perosh L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 214 / 505 42.4% 41.4% 64 / 213 30.0% 41.4%
In the clinch 75 / 92 81.5% 70.9% 23 / 38 60.5% 70.9%
On the ground 15 / 27 55.6% 72.3% 64 / 99 64.6% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 207 / 505 41.0% 38.9% 127 / 323 39.3% 38.9%
To the body 65 / 80 81.2% 71.9% 3 / 6 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 32 / 39 82.1% 81.8% 21 / 21 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 O'Connell L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Perosh L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 218 / 468 46.6% 40.4% 115 / 347 33.1% 40.4%
In the clinch 73 / 91 80.2% 68.7% 46 / 69 66.7% 68.7%
On the ground 86 / 132 65.2% 70.4% 90 / 129 69.8% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 264 / 556 47.5% 37.5% 210 / 495 42.4% 37.5%
To the body 86 / 102 84.3% 72.3% 30 / 38 78.9% 72.3%
To the legs 27 / 33 81.8% 83.0% 11 / 12 too few to rate 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
922.5% acc · 2.03/15 · norm 0.87
330.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
233.3% def · norm 66.7%
13:3524.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
15:3223.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
10:432:53 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
20:264:36 per 15 · norm 2:48
20.54/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
51.13/15 · norm 0.27

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