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Din Thomas vs.
Caol Uno

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

5-4-0 Din Thomas · UFC
3-5-2 Caol Uno · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-4-0
UFC record
3-5-2
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
49
AgeΔ 2 yrs
51
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
220.1
Layoff (months)Δ 23.9 mo
196.2
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LDLLD
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.

Din Thomas is a submission threat — 1.22 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Caol Uno owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Caol Uno hunts takedowns — 2.42 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight 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.

Din Thomas

Full career not yet synced for Din Thomas — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

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

Caol Uno

Full career not yet synced for Caol Uno — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1821.85/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2662.15/min · norm 3.42
2552.60/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2712.19/min · norm 3.37
37.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
54.6%norm 43.5%
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 82.8%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 8.0%)

Caol Uno

Distance 54.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 30.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Din Thomas

Head 90.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 7.9%)

Caol Uno

Head 62.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 28.7% (norm 7.9%)

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% 37.9% 116 / 267 43.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 60 / 90 66.7% 67.3% 58 / 73 79.5% 67.3%
On the ground 20 / 32 62.5% 69.1% 92 / 147 62.6% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 438 33.6% 35.0% 121 / 304 39.8% 35.0%
To the body 20 / 29 69.0% 69.1% 34 / 43 79.1% 69.1%
To the legs 15 / 16 too few to rate 81.9% 111 / 140 79.3% 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 Thomas L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Uno L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 80 / 340 23.5% 38.9% 101 / 278 36.3% 38.9%
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% 35.1% 169 / 413 40.9% 35.1%
To the body 44 / 54 81.5% 68.1% 77 / 86 89.5% 68.1%
To the legs 42 / 51 82.4% 81.5% 25 / 28 89.3% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

952.9% acc · 1.38/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
2031.3% acc · 2.42/15 · norm 1.38
4676.7% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
726.9% def · norm 64.0%
22:2722.9% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
46:2337.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
34:435:18 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
26:423:13 per 15 · norm 2:46
81.22/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
20.24/15 · norm 0.49

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

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