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Christos Giagos vs. Thiago Moises

UFC 6-8-0 vs. 8-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-8-0
UFC record
8-8-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36
AgeΔ 5 yrs
31
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
30.5
Layoff (months)Δ 24.4 mo
6.1
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Thiago Moises is a submission threat — 1.07 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
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.

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

Thiago Moises

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 98
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 51
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3533.03/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
4332.38/min · norm 3.44
3733.21/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
8074.44/min · norm 3.38
41.8%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
42.5%norm 43.65%
50.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
52.6%norm 56.3%
10.13/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.08/15 · 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%)

Thiago Moises

Distance 86.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.0% (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%)

Thiago Moises

Head 77.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.9% (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 Moises L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 261 / 680 38.4% 38.3% 326 / 882 37.0% 38.3%
In the clinch 41 / 65 63.1% 67.5% 25 / 36 69.4% 67.5%
On the ground 51 / 99 51.5% 68.8% 82 / 102 80.4% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 232 / 682 34.0% 35.1% 274 / 795 34.5% 35.1%
To the body 81 / 117 69.2% 69.1% 56 / 93 60.2% 69.1%
To the legs 40 / 45 88.9% 81.8% 103 / 132 78.0% 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 Moises L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 250 / 599 41.7% 38.8% 605 / 1372 44.1% 38.8%
In the clinch 68 / 90 75.6% 68.6% 78 / 106 73.6% 68.6%
On the ground 55 / 69 79.7% 68.0% 124 / 223 55.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 225 / 561 40.1% 35.2% 344 / 1119 30.7% 35.2%
To the body 85 / 122 69.7% 68.2% 256 / 352 72.7% 68.2%
To the legs 63 / 75 84.0% 81.5% 207 / 230 90.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2236.7% acc · 2.84/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1729.8% acc · 1.40/15 · norm 1.34
1252.2% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
2152.5% def · norm 63.7%
34:5130.0% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
39:3821.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
21:342:46 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
40:313:20 per 15 · norm 2:50
30.39/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
131.07/15 · norm 0.48

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