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Cody Stamann vs.
Taylor Lapilus

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

7-7-1 Cody Stamann · UFC
6-2-0 Taylor Lapilus · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

7-7-1
UFC record
6-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
36
AgeΔ 2 yrs
34
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
64"
ReachΔ 9"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
20.9
Layoff (months)Δ 1.3 mo
22.2
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLWW
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.

Cody Stamann hunts takedowns — 2.17 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Taylor Lapilus rarely shoots — 0.27 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Taylor Lapilus defends head shots well — opponents land just 23%, vs a 35% Bantamweight 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 Stamann

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 77
Tier 3 — regional circuit 151

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Taylor Lapilus

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 112
Tier 3 — regional circuit 132

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7764.32/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
5124.59/min · norm 3.52
7033.91/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2912.61/min · norm 3.58
46.9%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
48.1%norm 43.4%
60.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
62.8%norm 56.6%
20.17/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.27/15 · norm 0.30

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

Cody Stamann

Distance 85.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 6.5%)

Taylor Lapilus

Distance 85.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Cody Stamann

Head 77.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.4%)

Taylor Lapilus

Head 79.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Stamann L/AAccBantamweight med Lapilus L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 599 / 1415 42.3% 39.0% 387 / 911 42.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 101 / 147 68.7% 68.7% 104 / 128 81.2% 68.7%
On the ground 76 / 94 80.9% 70.2% 21 / 26 80.8% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 493 / 1275 38.7% 34.9% 336 / 847 39.7% 34.9%
To the body 202 / 279 72.4% 66.8% 125 / 154 81.2% 66.8%
To the legs 81 / 102 79.4% 79.4% 51 / 64 79.7% 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 Stamann L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Lapilus L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 609 / 1635 37.2% 39.3% 238 / 696 34.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 58 / 101 57.4% 70.4% 38 / 66 57.6% 70.4%
On the ground 36 / 43 83.7% 72.4% 15 / 20 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 393 / 1334 29.5% 34.9% 126 / 537 23.5% 34.9%
To the body 180 / 277 65.0% 66.0% 94 / 147 63.9% 66.0%
To the legs 130 / 168 77.4% 79.1% 71 / 98 72.4% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2637.1% acc · 2.17/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
233.3% acc · 0.27/15 · norm 1.12
4576.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
5577.5% def · norm 66.7%
34:5819.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
13:2412.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
17:361:28 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
30:554:09 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.27/15 · norm 0.28

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

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