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Matchup deep-dive

Ben Alloway vs.
Ryan LaFlare

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 Ben Alloway · UFC
7-3-0 Ryan LaFlare · 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
7-3-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
45.5
AgeΔ 2.7 yrs
42.8
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
76"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
155.3
Layoff (months)Δ 61.3 mo
94
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW
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.

Ryan LaFlare hunts takedowns — 2.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Ben Alloway carries real power — 0.62 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Ben Alloway's takedown defense leaks — 27% stopped, vs a 64% Welterweight norm.
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.

Ben Alloway

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

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

Ryan LaFlare

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

In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

311.28/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
4272.89/min · norm 3.17
461.90/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
2751.86/min · norm 3.06
49.2%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
40.1%norm 44.9%
59.3%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
63.2%norm 55.25%
10.62/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
20.20/15 · norm 0.38

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

Ben Alloway

Distance 74.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.5% (norm 8.1%)

Ryan LaFlare

Distance 77.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.8% (norm 8.1%)

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

Ben Alloway

Head 69.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.7% (norm 8.4%)

Ryan LaFlare

Head 69.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 24.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Alloway L/AAccWelterweight med LaFlare L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 20 / 47 42.6% 38.6% 277 / 819 33.8% 38.6%
In the clinch 5 / 10 too few to rate 67.8% 75 / 130 57.7% 67.8%
On the ground 6 / 6 too few to rate 67.2% 75 / 115 65.2% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 18 / 44 40.9% 37.2% 208 / 738 28.2% 37.2%
To the body 8 / 11 too few to rate 70.7% 169 / 263 64.3% 70.7%
To the legs 5 / 8 too few to rate 82.9% 50 / 63 79.4% 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Alloway L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs LaFlare L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 18 / 48 37.5% 39.0% 187 / 610 30.7% 39.0%
In the clinch 19 / 46 41.3% 68.9% 35 / 64 54.7% 68.9%
On the ground 9 / 19 too few to rate 68.0% 53 / 73 72.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 30 / 87 34.5% 35.6% 187 / 612 30.6% 35.6%
To the body 12 / 21 too few to rate 69.6% 47 / 84 56.0% 69.6%
To the legs 4 / 5 too few to rate 82.1% 41 / 51 80.4% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

150.0% acc · 0.62/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
2144.7% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.27
426.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2359.0% def · norm 63.9%
1:557.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
42:1028.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
16:2210:07 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
32:033:15 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
20.20/15 · norm 0.45

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

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