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Cody Haddon vs.
Dan Argueta

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

2-0-0 Cody Haddon · UFC
1-3-0 (2 NC) Dan Argueta · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-0-0
UFC record
1-3-0 (2 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
27.9
AgeΔ 5.1 yrs
33
5'7"
HeightΔ 0"
5'7"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 19.6 mo
21.8
WW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLNCNCW
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.

Dan Argueta is a submission threat — 1.45 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Dan Argueta hunts takedowns — 4.36 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Cody Haddon outworks the Bantamweight division — 8.88 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.52 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.

Cody Haddon

Full career not yet synced for Cody Haddon — 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

Dan Argueta

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1978.88/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1792.48/min · norm 3.52
602.70/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2493.44/min · norm 3.58
56.3%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
43.4%norm 43.4%
60.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
50.8%norm 56.6%
10.68/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Cody Haddon

Distance 81.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 14.3% (norm 6.5%)

Dan Argueta

Distance 76.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 6.5%)

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

Cody Haddon

Head 83.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 8.4%)

Dan Argueta

Head 83.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Haddon L/AAccBantamweight med Argueta L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 138 / 285 48.4% 39.0% 118 / 313 37.7% 39.0%
In the clinch 14 / 15 too few to rate 68.7% 30 / 53 56.6% 68.7%
On the ground 45 / 50 90.0% 70.2% 31 / 46 67.4% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 146 / 291 50.2% 34.9% 123 / 342 36.0% 34.9%
To the body 48 / 56 85.7% 66.8% 35 / 46 76.1% 66.8%
To the legs 3 / 3 too few to rate 79.4% 21 / 24 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Haddon L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Argueta L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 48 / 123 39.0% 39.3% 216 / 462 46.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 9 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 23 / 29 79.3% 70.4%
On the ground 3 / 10 too few to rate 72.4% 10 / 15 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 38 / 123 30.9% 34.9% 179 / 420 42.6% 34.9%
To the body 15 / 21 too few to rate 66.0% 50 / 65 76.9% 66.0%
To the legs 7 / 7 too few to rate 79.1% 20 / 21 too few to rate 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

440.0% acc · 2.70/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
2135.6% acc · 4.36/15 · norm 1.12
2083.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1055.6% def · norm 66.7%
7:0131.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
29:2540.7% of cage time · norm 17.4%
4:232:57 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
19:274:02 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
71.45/15 · norm 0.28

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

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