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Alexander Munoz vs.
Carl Deaton

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-2-0 Alexander Munoz · UFC
0-2-0 Carl Deaton · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-2-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36.4
AgeΔ 0.3 yrs
36.7
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
72"
ReachΔ 3"
69"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
36.7
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
36.7
WLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LL
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Carl Deaton rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Alexander Munoz hunts takedowns — 2.67 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Alexander Munoz absorbs 5.13 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Lightweight norm — hittable.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Alexander Munoz

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Carl Deaton

Full career not yet synced for Carl Deaton — 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 +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1613.58/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
381.53/min · norm 3.42
2315.13/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
461.85/min · norm 3.37
38.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
31.7%norm 43.5%
55.4%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.3%norm 56.3%
10.33/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Alexander Munoz

Distance 92.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 8.0%)

Carl Deaton

Distance 98.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Alexander Munoz

Head 81.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 7.9%)

Carl Deaton

Head 89.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Munoz L/AAccLightweight med Deaton L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 137 / 390 35.1% 37.9% 37 / 118 31.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 9 / 13 too few to rate 67.3% 1 / 2 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 15 / 21 too few to rate 69.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 109 / 345 31.6% 35.0% 30 / 107 28.0% 35.0%
To the body 29 / 54 53.7% 69.1% 8 / 13 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 23 / 25 92.0% 81.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 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 Munoz L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Deaton L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 227 / 506 44.9% 38.9% 28 / 93 30.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 4 / 12 too few to rate 68.6% 3 / 5 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.0% 15 / 21 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 196 / 469 41.8% 35.1% 38 / 105 36.2% 35.1%
To the body 31 / 44 70.5% 68.1% 6 / 12 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 4 / 5 too few to rate 81.5% 2 / 2 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

833.3% acc · 2.67/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
2100.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 64.0%
7:0915.9% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
0:050:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
12:457:40 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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

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