Gauge Young vs. Evan Elder
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Gauge Young
Full career not yet synced for Gauge Young — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Evan Elder
Full career not yet synced for Evan Elder — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Gauge Young
Distance 94.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)
Evan Elder
Distance 93.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gauge Young
Head 68.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 8.0%)
Evan Elder
Head 66.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 24.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Young L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Elder L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 420 / 810 | 51.9% | 38.3% | 326 / 650 | 50.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 67.5% | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 14 / 26 | 53.8% | 68.8% | 13 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 252 / 594 | 42.4% | 35.1% | 162 / 463 | 35.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 112 / 162 | 69.1% | 69.1% | 134 / 167 | 80.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 88 / 106 | 83.0% | 81.8% | 57 / 63 | 90.5% | 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 Young L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Elder L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 306 / 699 | 43.8% | 38.8% | 251 / 646 | 38.9% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 58 | 70.7% | 68.6% | 22 / 34 | 64.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 35 / 43 | 81.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 229 / 598 | 38.3% | 35.2% | 194 / 551 | 35.2% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 69 / 97 | 71.1% | 68.2% | 70 / 106 | 66.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 51 / 64 | 79.7% | 81.5% | 44 / 66 | 66.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Elder has more cage time on record.