Danny Castillo vs. Nik Lentz
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Danny Castillo
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Nik Lentz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Danny Castillo
Distance 72.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 19.6% (norm 8.0%)
Nik Lentz
Distance 74.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Danny Castillo
Head 82.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 7.9%)
Nik Lentz
Head 76.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Castillo L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Lentz L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 267 / 788 | 33.9% | 37.9% | 655 / 1686 | 38.8% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 72 / 84 | 85.7% | 67.3% | 213 / 316 | 67.4% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 132 / 213 | 62.0% | 69.1% | 211 / 265 | 79.6% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 312 / 894 | 34.9% | 35.0% | 650 / 1731 | 37.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 70 / 93 | 75.3% | 69.1% | 269 / 342 | 78.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 89 / 98 | 90.8% | 81.9% | 160 / 194 | 82.5% | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Castillo L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Lentz L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 306 / 866 | 35.3% | 38.9% | 701 / 1584 | 44.3% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 55 | 58.2% | 68.6% | 180 / 262 | 68.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 31 / 38 | 81.6% | 68.0% | 141 / 202 | 69.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 185 / 716 | 25.8% | 35.1% | 762 / 1717 | 44.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 90 / 138 | 65.2% | 68.1% | 160 / 215 | 74.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 94 / 105 | 89.5% | 81.5% | 100 / 116 | 86.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lentz has more cage time on record.