James Krause vs. Daron Cruickshank
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
James Krause
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.23 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Daron Cruickshank
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
James Krause
Distance 93.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 8.0%)
Daron Cruickshank
Distance 84.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
James Krause
Head 82.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.0%)
Daron Cruickshank
Head 74.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Krause L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Cruickshank L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 720 / 1459 | 49.3% | 38.3% | 276 / 849 | 32.5% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 57 | 64.9% | 67.5% | 62 / 96 | 64.6% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 68.8% | 43 / 56 | 76.8% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 581 / 1287 | 45.1% | 35.1% | 216 / 745 | 29.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 107 / 151 | 70.9% | 69.1% | 105 / 182 | 57.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 94 / 119 | 79.0% | 81.8% | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 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 Krause L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Cruickshank L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 529 / 1534 | 34.5% | 38.8% | 299 / 769 | 38.9% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 92 | 68.5% | 68.6% | 38 / 77 | 49.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 65 / 95 | 68.4% | 68.0% | 58 / 81 | 71.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 388 / 1312 | 29.6% | 35.2% | 218 / 682 | 32.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 152 / 265 | 57.4% | 68.2% | 82 / 126 | 65.1% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 117 / 144 | 81.2% | 81.5% | 95 / 119 | 79.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Krause has more cage time on record.