Carlton Minus vs.
Christos Giagos
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Carlton Minus
Full career not yet synced for Carlton Minus — 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 -0.5 wins over .500
Christos Giagos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.58 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Carlton Minus
Distance 98.5% (norm —) · Clinch 1.1% (norm —) · Ground 0.4% (norm —)
Christos Giagos
Distance 80.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Carlton Minus
Head 87.4% (norm —) · Body 6.9% (norm —) · Legs 5.7% (norm —)
Christos Giagos
Head 80.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Minus L/A | Acc | Catch Weight med | Giagos L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 104 / 258 | 40.3% | — | 261 / 680 | 38.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | — | 41 / 65 | 63.1% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | — | 51 / 99 | 51.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 229 | 34.5% | — | 232 / 682 | 34.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | — | 81 / 117 | 69.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | — | 40 / 45 | 88.9% | 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 (Catch Weight: 0 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 Minus L/A | Opp acc | Catch Weight med | vs Giagos L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 124 / 268 | 46.3% | — | 250 / 599 | 41.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | — | 68 / 90 | 75.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | — | 55 / 69 | 79.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 102 / 243 | 42.0% | — | 225 / 561 | 40.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 19 / 28 | 67.9% | — | 85 / 122 | 69.7% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 28 / 29 | 96.6% | — | 63 / 75 | 84.0% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Giagos has more cage time on record.