Wellington Turman vs. Markus Perez

UFC 3-6-0 vs. 2-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-6-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
30
AgeΔ 8 yrs
38
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
32.2
Layoff (months)Δ 34.4 mo
66.6
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Markus Perez is a submission threat — 1.01 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Wellington Turman is a submission threat — 0.78 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Wellington Turman owns the mat — in control 29% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Wellington Turman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 36
Tier 3 — regional circuit 152

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Markus Perez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 25
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 121

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3123.23/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1922.60/min · norm 3.25
4034.17/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2753.72/min · norm 3.20
51.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
47.3%norm 47.4%
45.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
52.9%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Wellington Turman

Distance 84.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 10.3%)

Markus Perez

Distance 77.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Wellington Turman

Head 71.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 8.4%)

Markus Perez

Head 68.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 25.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Turman L/AAccMiddleweight med Perez L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 237 / 516 45.9% 40.5% 126 / 313 40.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 51 / 58 87.9% 70.3% 57 / 80 71.2% 70.3%
On the ground 24 / 35 68.6% 69.1% 9 / 13 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 183 / 435 42.1% 38.9% 94 / 279 33.7% 38.9%
To the body 64 / 100 64.0% 71.7% 80 / 105 76.2% 71.7%
To the legs 65 / 74 87.8% 83.3% 18 / 22 too few to rate 83.3%

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 · Middleweight: 174 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 Turman L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Perez L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 261 / 560 46.6% 39.5% 149 / 402 37.1% 39.5%
In the clinch 56 / 64 87.5% 70.9% 68 / 101 67.3% 70.9%
On the ground 86 / 112 76.8% 69.0% 58 / 81 71.6% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 270 / 573 47.1% 37.9% 181 / 449 40.3% 37.9%
To the body 87 / 116 75.0% 71.3% 63 / 87 72.4% 71.3%
To the legs 46 / 47 97.9% 82.1% 31 / 48 64.6% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1020.8% acc · 1.55/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
425.0% acc · 0.81/15 · norm 1.42
942.9% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1777.3% def · norm 63.1%
28:0329.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
12:3517.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
26:134:04 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
28:375:48 per 15 · norm 3:00
50.78/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
51.01/15 · norm 0.47

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