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Genki Sudo vs.
Duane Ludwig

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

2-1-0 Genki Sudo · UFC
4-5-0 Duane Ludwig · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-1-0
UFC record
4-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
48
AgeΔ 0 yrs
48
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
268.1
Layoff (months)Δ 101.9 mo
166.2
WLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
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.

Genki Sudo is a submission threat — 4.17 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Genki Sudo hunts takedowns — 3.58 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Duane Ludwig rarely shoots — 0.26 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight 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.

Genki Sudo

Full career not yet synced for Genki Sudo — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Duane Ludwig

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

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

391.55/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3075.32/min · norm 3.17
562.23/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2163.74/min · norm 3.06
39.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
41.3%norm 44.9%
33.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
58.2%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.26/15 · norm 0.38

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

Genki Sudo

Distance 43.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 47.0% (norm 8.0%)

Duane Ludwig

Distance 81.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 8.1%)

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

Genki Sudo

Head 67.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 7.9%)

Duane Ludwig

Head 76.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Sudo L/AAccLightweight med Ludwig L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 14 / 43 32.6% 37.9% 210 / 605 34.7% 38.6%
In the clinch 6 / 10 too few to rate 67.3% 79 / 112 70.5% 67.8%
On the ground 19 / 47 40.4% 69.1% 18 / 26 69.2% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 21 / 67 31.3% 35.0% 183 / 566 32.3% 37.2%
To the body 8 / 14 too few to rate 69.1% 99 / 145 68.3% 70.7%
To the legs 10 / 19 too few to rate 81.9% 25 / 32 78.1% 82.9%

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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Sudo L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Ludwig L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 16 / 35 45.7% 38.9% 166 / 419 39.6% 39.0%
In the clinch 19 / 21 too few to rate 68.6% 19 / 31 61.3% 68.9%
On the ground 21 / 28 75.0% 68.0% 31 / 67 46.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 21 / 45 46.7% 35.1% 115 / 360 31.9% 35.6%
To the body 23 / 26 88.5% 68.1% 38 / 81 46.9% 69.6%
To the legs 12 / 13 too few to rate 81.5% 63 / 76 82.9% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

660.0% acc · 3.58/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
116.7% acc · 0.26/15 · norm 1.27
150.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1967.9% def · norm 63.9%
10:3041.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
7:2112.7% of cage time · norm 18.5%
8:335:05 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
16:504:22 per 15 · norm 3:15
74.17/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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

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