Alex Reyes vs. Tom Nolan

UFC 0-3-0 vs. 5-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-3-0
UFC record
5-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 13 yrs
26
5'11"
HeightΔ 4"
6'3"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
23.7
Layoff (months)Δ 21.7 mo
2
LLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tom Nolan is a submission threat — 1.39 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Alex Reyes absorbs 6.92 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Lightweight norm — hittable.
Tom Nolan outworks the Lightweight division — 4.72 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.42 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Alex Reyes

Full career not yet synced for Alex Reyes — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Tom Nolan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 61
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.73 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 12 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

894.46/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2554.72/min · norm 3.42
1386.92/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2053.80/min · norm 3.37
46.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
45.4%norm 43.5%
48.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
48.5%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Alex Reyes

Distance 81.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 8.0%)

Tom Nolan

Distance 83.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Alex Reyes

Head 64.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 22.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 7.9%)

Tom Nolan

Head 65.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 23.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Reyes L/AAccLightweight med Nolan L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 67 / 156 42.9% 37.9% 197 / 467 42.2% 37.9%
In the clinch 21 / 34 61.8% 67.3% 42 / 66 63.6% 67.3%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 69.1% 16 / 29 55.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 39 / 124 31.5% 35.0% 128 / 366 35.0% 35.0%
To the body 27 / 42 64.3% 69.1% 81 / 133 60.9% 69.1%
To the legs 23 / 25 92.0% 81.9% 46 / 63 73.0% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Reyes L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Nolan L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 97 / 212 45.8% 38.9% 163 / 327 49.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 39 / 49 79.6% 68.6% 21 / 36 58.3% 68.6%
On the ground 2 / 5 too few to rate 68.0% 21 / 35 60.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 77 / 182 42.3% 35.1% 93 / 257 36.2% 35.1%
To the body 42 / 62 67.7% 68.1% 60 / 87 69.0% 68.1%
To the legs 19 / 22 too few to rate 81.5% 52 / 54 96.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
228.6% acc · 1.50/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
426.7% acc · 1.11/15 · norm 1.38
0— def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
758.3% def · norm 64.0%
4:3523.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
9:4618.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
0:260:19 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
13:493:50 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
51.39/15 · norm 0.49

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