Daron Cruickshank vs.
James Krause
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Daron Cruickshank
Full career not yet synced for Daron Cruickshank — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
James Krause
Full career not yet synced for James Krause — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Daron Cruickshank
Distance 84.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 8.0%)
James Krause
Distance 93.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Daron Cruickshank
Head 74.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 7.9%)
James Krause
Head 82.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cruickshank L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Krause L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 276 / 849 | 32.5% | 37.9% | 720 / 1459 | 49.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 62 / 96 | 64.6% | 67.3% | 37 / 57 | 64.9% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 43 / 56 | 76.8% | 69.1% | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 216 / 745 | 29.0% | 35.0% | 581 / 1287 | 45.1% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 105 / 182 | 57.7% | 69.1% | 107 / 151 | 70.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 81.9% | 94 / 119 | 79.0% | 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 Cruickshank L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Krause L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 299 / 769 | 38.9% | 38.9% | 529 / 1534 | 34.5% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 77 | 49.4% | 68.6% | 63 / 92 | 68.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 58 / 81 | 71.6% | 68.0% | 65 / 95 | 68.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 218 / 682 | 32.0% | 35.1% | 388 / 1312 | 29.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 82 / 126 | 65.1% | 68.1% | 152 / 265 | 57.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 95 / 119 | 79.8% | 81.5% | 117 / 144 | 81.2% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cruickshank has more cage time on record.