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Aleksandre Topuria vs. Santiago Luna

UFC 2-0-0 vs. 2-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-0-0
UFC record
2-1-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
30
AgeΔ 8 yrs
22
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
68"
ReachΔ 6"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
10.9
Layoff (months)Δ 6.4 mo
4.5
WW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Santiago Luna is a submission threat — 0.92 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Santiago Luna carries real power — 0.92 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
Aleksandre Topuria is accurate with head shots — lands 49%, vs a 35% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Aleksandre Topuria

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 20
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 8 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Santiago Luna

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 21
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.41 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 9 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

882.93/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1554.74/min · norm 3.52
772.57/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
902.76/min · norm 3.58
55.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
53.1%norm 43.5%
68.7%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
68.0%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.92/15 · norm 0.29

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

Aleksandre Topuria

Distance 91.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 6.4%)

Santiago Luna

Distance 84.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 6.4%)

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

Aleksandre Topuria

Head 80.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)

Santiago Luna

Head 77.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 20.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Topuria L/AAccBantamweight med Luna L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 79 / 147 53.7% 39.2% 120 / 248 48.4% 39.2%
In the clinch 6 / 9 too few to rate 69.0% 27 / 35 77.1% 69.0%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.2% 8 / 9 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 63 / 128 49.2% 35.3% 114 / 227 50.2% 35.3%
To the body 20 / 27 74.1% 66.9% 35 / 59 59.3% 66.9%
To the legs 5 / 5 too few to rate 79.2% 6 / 6 too few to rate 79.2%

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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Topuria L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Luna L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 73 / 238 30.7% 39.4% 74 / 263 28.1% 39.4%
In the clinch 4 / 7 too few to rate 70.6% 12 / 14 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 0 / 1 too few to rate 72.1% 4 / 4 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 44 / 193 22.8% 34.9% 59 / 238 24.8% 34.9%
To the body 20 / 38 52.6% 66.1% 26 / 35 74.3% 66.1%
To the legs 13 / 15 too few to rate 78.8% 5 / 8 too few to rate 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
333.3% acc · 1.50/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
571.4% acc · 2.30/15 · norm 1.12
9100.0% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
457.1% def · norm 65.7%
7:2224.6% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
5:2416.5% of cage time · norm 17.8%
0:010:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
12:305:44 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.92/15 · norm 0.28

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