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Christos Giagos vs. Ricky Glenn

UFC 6-8-0 vs. 4-6-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-8-0
UFC record
4-6-1
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
37
5'10"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
30.5
Layoff (months)Δ 4.4 mo
26.1
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLDW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Christos Giagos hunts takedowns — 2.84 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Christos Giagos owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.
Ricky Glenn rarely shoots — 0.72 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Christos Giagos

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 68
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 30
Tier 3 — regional circuit 114

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

Ricky Glenn

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 46
Tier 3 — regional circuit 183

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3533.03/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
4733.79/min · norm 3.44
3733.21/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5374.30/min · norm 3.38
41.8%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
42.8%norm 43.65%
50.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
51.2%norm 56.3%
10.13/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.36/15 · norm 0.25

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

Christos Giagos

Distance 80.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 8.0%)

Ricky Glenn

Distance 74.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 16.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Christos Giagos

Head 80.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.0%)

Ricky Glenn

Head 74.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Giagos L/AAccLightweight med Glenn L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 261 / 680 38.4% 38.3% 273 / 819 33.3% 38.3%
In the clinch 41 / 65 63.1% 67.5% 76 / 109 69.7% 67.5%
On the ground 51 / 99 51.5% 68.8% 124 / 177 70.1% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 232 / 682 34.0% 35.1% 292 / 823 35.5% 35.1%
To the body 81 / 117 69.2% 69.1% 119 / 195 61.0% 69.1%
To the legs 40 / 45 88.9% 81.8% 62 / 87 71.3% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Giagos L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Glenn L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 250 / 599 41.7% 38.8% 381 / 886 43.0% 38.8%
In the clinch 68 / 90 75.6% 68.6% 86 / 117 73.5% 68.6%
On the ground 55 / 69 79.7% 68.0% 70 / 97 72.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 225 / 561 40.1% 35.2% 387 / 902 42.9% 35.2%
To the body 85 / 122 69.7% 68.2% 124 / 167 74.3% 68.2%
To the legs 63 / 75 84.0% 81.5% 26 / 31 83.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2236.7% acc · 2.84/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
613.3% acc · 0.72/15 · norm 1.34
1252.2% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
3469.4% def · norm 63.7%
34:5130.0% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
23:3818.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
21:342:46 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
28:133:23 per 15 · norm 2:50
30.39/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
30.36/15 · norm 0.48

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