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Hugo Viana vs.
Reuben Duran

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

3-3-0 Hugo Viana · UFC
1-3-0 Reuben Duran · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-3-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
43.9
AgeΔ 0.8 yrs
43.1
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
67"
ReachΔ 4"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
132.2
Layoff (months)Δ 28.5 mo
160.7
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL
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.

Hugo Viana carries real power — 0.89 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Reuben Duran is a submission threat — 0.65 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Reuben Duran owns the mat — in control 34% 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.

Hugo Viana

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Reuben Duran

Full career not yet synced for Reuben Duran — 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

2053.05/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1473.19/min · norm 3.52
2153.20/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1202.61/min · norm 3.58
38.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
49.0%norm 43.4%
57.6%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
50.8%norm 56.6%
40.89/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Hugo Viana

Distance 90.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 6.5%)

Reuben Duran

Distance 73.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 17.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 9.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Hugo Viana

Head 79.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 8.4%)

Reuben Duran

Head 74.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Viana L/AAccBantamweight med Duran L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 179 / 480 37.3% 39.0% 84 / 220 38.2% 39.0%
In the clinch 14 / 29 48.3% 68.7% 44 / 53 83.0% 68.7%
On the ground 12 / 23 too few to rate 70.2% 19 / 27 70.4% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 131 / 422 31.0% 34.9% 76 / 223 34.1% 34.9%
To the body 58 / 89 65.2% 66.8% 46 / 52 88.5% 66.8%
To the legs 16 / 21 too few to rate 79.4% 25 / 25 100.0% 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 Viana L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Duran L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 126 / 390 32.3% 39.3% 66 / 175 37.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 42 / 54 77.8% 70.4% 27 / 35 77.1% 70.4%
On the ground 47 / 63 74.6% 72.4% 27 / 34 79.4% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 125 / 391 32.0% 34.9% 63 / 167 37.7% 34.9%
To the body 62 / 80 77.5% 66.0% 30 / 37 81.1% 66.0%
To the legs 28 / 36 77.8% 79.1% 27 / 40 67.5% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

16.7% acc · 0.22/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
323.1% acc · 0.98/15 · norm 1.12
1050.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
225.0% def · norm 66.7%
8:0011.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
15:4934.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
15:403:29 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
10:163:20 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.65/15 · norm 0.28

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

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