Aaron Pico vs. Patricio Freire
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Aaron Pico
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.7 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Patricio Freire
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 25 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 25 tier-1/2 wins · 24 finish wins over 46 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Aaron Pico
Distance 86.4% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 6.4%)
Patricio Freire
Distance 86.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Aaron Pico
Head 85.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 7.9%)
Patricio Freire
Head 79.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pico L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Freire L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 98 / 190 | 51.6% | 40.7% | 122 / 268 | 45.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 24 / 26 | 92.3% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 92 / 189 | 48.7% | 37.2% | 107 / 245 | 43.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.4% | 34 / 42 | 81.0% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 11 / 11 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 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 Pico L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Freire L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 44 / 93 | 47.3% | 39.3% | 189 / 407 | 46.4% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.5% | 35 / 47 | 74.5% | 69.5% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 33 / 72 | 45.8% | 35.9% | 158 / 373 | 42.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 68.1% | 47 / 65 | 72.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 81.1% | 32 / 35 | 91.4% | 81.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Freire has more cage time on record.