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James Krause vs. King Green

UFC 9-4-0 vs. 17-13-1 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-4-0
UFC record
17-13-1 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
40
AgeΔ 0 yrs
40
6'2"
HeightΔ 4"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 2"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
72.1
Layoff (months)Δ 71.5 mo
0.6
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
James Krause is a submission threat — 0.99 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
King Green outworks the Lightweight division — 6.59 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.
James Krause outworks the Lightweight division — 5.15 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

James Krause

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 95
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 143

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

King Green

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1712
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 53 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-12 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7825.15/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
21516.59/min · norm 3.44
6574.33/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
12273.76/min · norm 3.38
50.2%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
53.6%norm 43.65%
61.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.4%norm 56.3%
30.30/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
70.32/15 · norm 0.25

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%)

King Green

Distance 87.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.3% (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%)

King Green

Head 70.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.2% (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/AAccLightweight med Green L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 720 / 1459 49.3% 38.3% 1747 / 3505 49.8% 38.3%
In the clinch 37 / 57 64.9% 67.5% 182 / 212 85.8% 67.5%
On the ground 25 / 41 61.0% 68.8% 222 / 293 75.8% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 581 / 1287 45.1% 35.1% 1252 / 2815 44.5% 35.1%
To the body 107 / 151 70.9% 69.1% 541 / 747 72.4% 69.1%
To the legs 94 / 119 79.0% 81.8% 358 / 448 79.9% 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/AOpp accLightweight med vs Green L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 529 / 1534 34.5% 38.8% 1057 / 2910 36.3% 38.8%
In the clinch 63 / 92 68.5% 68.6% 73 / 127 57.5% 68.6%
On the ground 65 / 95 68.4% 68.0% 97 / 145 66.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 388 / 1312 29.6% 35.2% 741 / 2402 30.8% 35.2%
To the body 152 / 265 57.4% 68.2% 242 / 432 56.0% 68.2%
To the legs 117 / 144 81.2% 81.5% 244 / 348 70.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
815.4% acc · 0.79/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
2745.0% acc · 1.24/15 · norm 1.34
2464.9% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
5269.3% def · norm 63.7%
32:1821.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
46:1514.2% of cage time · norm 18.95%
18:371:50 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
29:381:21 per 15 · norm 2:50
100.99/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
60.28/15 · norm 0.48

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