Godofredo Pepey vs. Felipe Arantes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Godofredo Pepey
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Felipe Arantes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 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)
Godofredo Pepey
Distance 82.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 6.4%)
Felipe Arantes
Distance 79.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Godofredo Pepey
Head 84.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.9%)
Felipe Arantes
Head 77.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pepey L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Arantes L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 130 / 409 | 31.8% | 40.7% | 239 / 599 | 39.9% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 70.5% | 24 / 45 | 53.3% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 34 / 54 | 63.0% | 69.1% | 79 / 114 | 69.3% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 135 / 420 | 32.1% | 37.2% | 219 / 587 | 37.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 27 / 42 | 64.3% | 68.4% | 61 / 97 | 62.9% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 80.7% | 62 / 74 | 83.8% | 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: 129 fighters · Featherweight: 129 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 Pepey L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Arantes L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 143 / 348 | 41.1% | 39.3% | 233 / 796 | 29.3% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 70.3% | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 96 / 124 | 77.4% | 69.5% | 109 / 202 | 54.0% | 69.5% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 199 / 419 | 47.5% | 35.9% | 224 / 834 | 26.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 40 / 57 | 70.2% | 68.1% | 116 / 178 | 65.2% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 81.1% | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 81.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Arantes has more cage time on record.