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George Sotiropoulos vs.
Jason Dent

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

7-4-0 George Sotiropoulos · UFC
1-3-0 Jason Dent · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

7-4-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
49.1
AgeΔ 3 yrs
46.1
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 0"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
153.5
Layoff (months)Δ 47 mo
200.5
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLL
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.

George Sotiropoulos is a submission threat — 1.71 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Jason Dent is a submission threat — 1.35 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Jason Dent rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns 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.

George Sotiropoulos

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

In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Jason Dent

Full career not yet synced for Jason Dent — 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 +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2812.68/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
892.01/min · norm 3.42
2762.63/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1643.70/min · norm 3.37
26.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
39.2%norm 43.5%
67.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
62.7%norm 56.3%
10.14/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

George Sotiropoulos

Distance 89.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 8.0%)

Jason Dent

Distance 87.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

George Sotiropoulos

Head 89.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 7.9%)

Jason Dent

Head 78.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Sotiropoulos L/AAccLightweight med Dent L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 217 / 940 23.1% 37.9% 70 / 199 35.2% 37.9%
In the clinch 12 / 32 37.5% 67.3% 12 / 19 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 52 / 78 66.7% 69.1% 7 / 9 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 224 / 940 23.8% 35.0% 53 / 177 29.9% 35.0%
To the body 36 / 80 45.0% 69.1% 17 / 27 63.0% 69.1%
To the legs 21 / 30 70.0% 81.9% 19 / 23 too few to rate 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 Sotiropoulos L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Dent L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 231 / 773 29.9% 38.9% 75 / 268 28.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 31 / 47 66.0% 68.6% 9 / 18 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 14 / 31 45.2% 68.0% 80 / 154 51.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 170 / 696 24.4% 35.1% 136 / 399 34.1% 35.1%
To the body 64 / 99 64.6% 68.1% 23 / 33 69.7% 68.1%
To the legs 42 / 56 75.0% 81.5% 5 / 8 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1731.5% acc · 2.43/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
650.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
526.3% def · norm 64.0%
31:5430.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
0:461.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
10:421:31 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
28:489:44 per 15 · norm 2:46
121.71/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
41.35/15 · norm 0.49

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

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