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Din Thomas vs. Caol Uno

UFC 5-4-0 vs. 3-5-2

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-4-0
UFC record
3-5-2
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
50
AgeΔ 1 yrs
51
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
—
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
222.6
Layoff (months)Δ 23.9 mo
198.7
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LDLLD

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Din Thomas is a submission threat — 1.22 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Caol Uno owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.
Caol Uno hunts takedowns — 2.42 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Din Thomas

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 54
Tier 3 — regional circuit 215

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Caol Uno

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2919

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.12 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 61 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1821.85/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
2662.15/min · norm 3.44
2552.60/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2712.19/min · norm 3.38
37.7%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
54.6%norm 43.65%
59.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
48.6%norm 56.3%
10.15/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Din Thomas

Distance 74.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 8.0%)

Caol Uno

Distance 54.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 30.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Din Thomas

Head 90.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 8.0%)

Caol Uno

Head 62.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 28.7% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Thomas L/AAccLightweight med Uno L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 102 / 361 28.3% 38.3% 116 / 267 43.4% 38.3%
In the clinch 60 / 90 66.7% 67.5% 58 / 73 79.5% 67.5%
On the ground 20 / 32 62.5% 68.8% 92 / 147 62.6% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 438 33.6% 35.1% 121 / 304 39.8% 35.1%
To the body 20 / 29 69.0% 69.1% 34 / 43 79.1% 69.1%
To the legs 15 / 16 too few to rate 81.8% 111 / 140 79.3% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Thomas L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Uno L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 80 / 340 23.5% 38.8% 101 / 278 36.3% 38.8%
In the clinch 61 / 92 66.3% 68.6% 102 / 157 65.0% 68.6%
On the ground 114 / 191 59.7% 68.0% 68 / 92 73.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 169 / 518 32.6% 35.2% 169 / 413 40.9% 35.2%
To the body 44 / 54 81.5% 68.2% 77 / 86 89.5% 68.2%
To the legs 42 / 51 82.4% 81.5% 25 / 28 89.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
952.9% acc · 1.38/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
2031.3% acc · 2.42/15 · norm 1.34
4676.7% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
726.9% def · norm 63.7%
22:2722.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
46:2337.4% of cage time · norm 18.95%
34:435:18 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
26:423:13 per 15 · norm 2:50
81.22/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
20.24/15 · norm 0.48

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