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Ben Nguyen vs.
Alptekin Ozkilic

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

4-3-0 Ben Nguyen · UFC
1-3-0 Alptekin Ozkilic · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-3-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
38
AgeΔ 2.4 yrs
40.4
5'5"
HeightΔ 0"
5'5"
65"
ReachΔ 0"
65"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
92.1
Layoff (months)Δ 42.8 mo
134.9
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLW
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.

Ben Nguyen carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Alptekin Ozkilic hunts takedowns — 4.21 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Ben Nguyen rarely shoots — 0.25 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight 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 Nguyen

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

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Alptekin Ozkilic

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

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2103.51/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
1903.81/min · norm 3.49
1803.01/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
2855.72/min · norm 3.24
40.1%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
32.3%norm 44.6%
59.4%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
59.5%norm 56.4%
30.75/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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

Ben Nguyen

Distance 89.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.8% (norm 7.3%)

Alptekin Ozkilic

Distance 86.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 7.3%)

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

Ben Nguyen

Head 82.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.6% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 9.3%)

Alptekin Ozkilic

Head 85.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Nguyen L/AAccFlyweight med Ozkilic L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 164 / 467 35.1% 40.0% 154 / 511 30.1% 40.0%
In the clinch 31 / 37 83.8% 70.4% 25 / 42 59.5% 70.4%
On the ground 15 / 20 too few to rate 69.7% 11 / 35 31.4% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 145 / 432 33.6% 37.6% 144 / 501 28.7% 37.6%
To the body 40 / 61 65.6% 68.5% 30 / 69 43.5% 68.5%
To the legs 25 / 31 80.6% 80.0% 16 / 18 too few to rate 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Nguyen L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Ozkilic L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 76 / 290 26.2% 40.1% 218 / 593 36.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 6 / 19 too few to rate 68.8% 34 / 54 63.0% 68.8%
On the ground 98 / 134 73.1% 71.1% 33 / 56 58.9% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 392 37.5% 35.2% 189 / 560 33.8% 35.2%
To the body 19 / 32 59.4% 68.2% 71 / 115 61.7% 68.2%
To the legs 14 / 19 too few to rate 80.3% 25 / 28 89.3% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

133.3% acc · 0.25/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1458.3% acc · 4.21/15 · norm 1.30
2463.2% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1275.0% def · norm 62.5%
6:2310.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
12:2825.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
19:184:50 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
3:321:03 per 15 · norm 2:44
41.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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

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