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Dustin Pague vs.
Yves Jabouin

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

1-5-0 Dustin Pague · UFC
5-5-0 Yves Jabouin · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-5-0
UFC record
5-5-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
39
AgeΔ 8.2 yrs
47.2
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
74"
ReachΔ 6"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
153.5
Layoff (months)Δ 22.1 mo
131.4
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Dustin Pague is a submission threat — 2.57 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Yves Jabouin hunts takedowns — 1.93 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Yves Jabouin owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight 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.

Dustin Pague

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Yves Jabouin

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

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

961.65/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
3002.97/min · norm 3.52
1732.96/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2842.81/min · norm 3.58
53.6%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
41.7%norm 43.4%
41.2%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
63.2%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
10.15/15 · norm 0.30

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

Dustin Pague

Distance 74.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 17.3% (norm 6.5%)

Yves Jabouin

Distance 88.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 6.5%)

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

Dustin Pague

Head 71.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.6% (norm 8.4%)

Yves Jabouin

Head 69.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Pague L/AAccBantamweight med Jabouin L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 58 / 133 43.6% 39.0% 242 / 635 38.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 13 / 15 too few to rate 68.7% 20 / 29 69.0% 68.7%
On the ground 25 / 31 80.6% 70.2% 38 / 55 69.1% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 54 / 128 42.2% 34.9% 161 / 497 32.4% 34.9%
To the body 18 / 23 too few to rate 66.8% 84 / 137 61.3% 66.8%
To the legs 24 / 28 85.7% 79.4% 55 / 85 64.7% 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Pague L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Jabouin L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 81 / 166 48.8% 39.3% 179 / 615 29.1% 39.3%
In the clinch 25 / 27 92.6% 70.4% 42 / 63 66.7% 70.4%
On the ground 67 / 101 66.3% 72.4% 63 / 93 67.7% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 121 / 236 51.3% 34.9% 159 / 587 27.1% 34.9%
To the body 14 / 19 too few to rate 66.0% 70 / 102 68.6% 66.0%
To the legs 38 / 39 97.4% 79.1% 55 / 82 67.1% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

444.4% acc · 1.03/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1354.2% acc · 1.93/15 · norm 1.12
555.6% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1781.0% def · norm 66.7%
13:0722.5% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
27:2627.1% of cage time · norm 17.4%
28:477:23 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
13:342:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
102.57/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

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