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David Dvorak vs. Jordan Espinosa

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
34
AgeΔ 2 yrs
36
5'5"
HeightΔ 1"
5'6"
68"
ReachΔ 1"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
40.3
Layoff (months)Δ 27.2 mo
67.5
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
David Dvorak rarely shoots — 0.58 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Jordan Espinosa rarely shoots — 0.70 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Jordan Espinosa defends clinch strikes well — opponents land just 47%, vs a 69% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

David Dvorak

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 33
Tier 3 — regional circuit 194

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

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

Jordan Espinosa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 116

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.38 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2693.48/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
2433.80/min · norm 3.48
2543.29/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1602.50/min · norm 3.24
43.0%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
49.0%norm 44.6%
59.7%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
61.0%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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

David Dvorak

Distance 89.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 7.3%)

Jordan Espinosa

Distance 82.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 7.3%)

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

David Dvorak

Head 68.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.3% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 14.4% (norm 9.3%)

Jordan Espinosa

Head 72.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.1% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Dvorak L/AAccFlyweight med Espinosa L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 231 / 562 41.1% 39.9% 175 / 409 42.8% 39.9%
In the clinch 30 / 51 58.8% 70.1% 47 / 60 78.3% 70.1%
On the ground 8 / 12 too few to rate 69.7% 21 / 27 77.8% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 137 / 427 32.1% 37.6% 138 / 361 38.2% 37.6%
To the body 58 / 108 53.7% 68.5% 44 / 55 80.0% 68.5%
To the legs 74 / 90 82.2% 80.0% 61 / 80 76.2% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Dvorak L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Espinosa L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 213 / 572 37.2% 39.9% 127 / 354 35.9% 39.9%
In the clinch 27 / 35 77.1% 68.8% 18 / 38 47.4% 68.8%
On the ground 14 / 24 too few to rate 70.4% 15 / 18 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 128 / 461 27.8% 35.4% 78 / 283 27.6% 35.4%
To the body 73 / 104 70.2% 67.9% 31 / 56 55.4% 67.9%
To the legs 53 / 66 80.3% 80.2% 51 / 71 71.8% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
330.0% acc · 0.58/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
337.5% acc · 0.70/15 · norm 1.30
1470.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
758.3% def · norm 62.5%
7:4310.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
3:054.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
4:460:55 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
18:444:23 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.19/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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