Tom Breese vs. Cathal Pendred
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tom Breese
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Cathal Pendred
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tom Breese
Distance 81.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.0% (norm 10.3%)
Cathal Pendred
Distance 87.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tom Breese
Head 76.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 8.4%)
Cathal Pendred
Head 60.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 25.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Breese L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Pendred L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 139 / 300 | 46.3% | 40.5% | 141 / 354 | 39.8% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 70.3% | 40 / 50 | 80.0% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 24 / 37 | 64.9% | 69.1% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 126 / 282 | 44.7% | 38.9% | 55 / 245 | 22.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 49 / 72 | 68.1% | 71.7% | 38 / 57 | 66.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 89 / 105 | 84.8% | 82.9% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Breese L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Pendred L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 98 / 311 | 31.5% | 39.5% | 168 / 410 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 29 | 65.5% | 70.9% | 33 / 54 | 61.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 41 / 60 | 68.3% | 69.0% | 19 / 31 | 61.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 105 / 320 | 32.8% | 37.9% | 165 / 408 | 40.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 31 / 47 | 66.0% | 71.3% | 31 / 58 | 53.4% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 82.1% | 24 / 29 | 82.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Breese has more cage time on record.