Steven Peterson vs. Lucas Alexander

UFC 3-5-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-5-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
36
AgeΔ 5 yrs
31
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
40.5
Layoff (months)Δ 22.3 mo
18.2
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Lucas Alexander rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Lucas Alexander carries real power — 0.54 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Steven Peterson is a submission threat — 0.81 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Steven Peterson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 47
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 103
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500

Lucas Alexander

Full career not yet synced for Lucas Alexander — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5204.66/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1314.69/min · norm 3.54
6746.04/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
802.87/min · norm 3.47
40.5%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
57.5%norm 45.0%
53.3%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
56.5%norm 54.85%
10.13/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.54/15 · norm 0.29

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

Steven Peterson

Distance 90.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)

Lucas Alexander

Distance 89.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 6.5%)

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

Steven Peterson

Head 81.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 7.8%)

Lucas Alexander

Head 68.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Peterson L/AAccFeatherweight med Alexander L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 426 / 1157 36.8% 40.9% 119 / 205 58.0% 40.9%
In the clinch 51 / 75 68.0% 70.8% 4 / 5 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 43 / 53 81.1% 69.2% 8 / 18 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 347 / 1043 33.3% 37.2% 68 / 156 43.6% 37.2%
To the body 97 / 146 66.4% 68.2% 29 / 37 78.4% 68.2%
To the legs 76 / 96 79.2% 80.7% 34 / 35 97.1% 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 Peterson L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Alexander L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 612 / 1345 45.5% 39.2% 36 / 127 28.3% 39.2%
In the clinch 42 / 65 64.6% 70.3% 8 / 10 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 20 / 34 58.8% 69.4% 36 / 47 76.6% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 475 / 1178 40.3% 35.9% 55 / 138 39.9% 35.9%
To the body 139 / 195 71.3% 67.9% 11 / 22 too few to rate 67.9%
To the legs 60 / 71 84.5% 81.5% 14 / 24 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1030.3% acc · 1.35/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
1664.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
960.0% def · norm 61.5%
26:0323.4% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
3:0811.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
13:191:47 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
6:193:23 per 15 · norm 3:12
60.81/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.46

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