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James Te Huna vs. Alexander Gustafsson

UFC 5-5-0 vs. 10-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-5-0
UFC record
10-8-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
45
AgeΔ 6 yrs
39
6'2"
HeightΔ 3"
6'5"
75"
ReachΔ 4"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
127.1
Layoff (months)Δ 76.1 mo
51
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
James Te Huna hunts takedowns — 2.75 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
James Te Huna owns the mat — in control 39% of cage time, vs a 17% Light Heavyweight norm.
Alexander Gustafsson carries real power — 0.72 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

James Te Huna

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 55
Tier 3 — regional circuit 114

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.56 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Alexander Gustafsson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 138
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.29 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2424.04/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
7514.03/min · norm 3.48
1792.99/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
6593.53/min · norm 3.37
51.4%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
40.7%norm 48.45%
62.8%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
51.4%norm 52.75%
20.50/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
90.72/15 · norm 0.40

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

James Te Huna

Distance 65.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 22.5% (norm 10.6%)

Alexander Gustafsson

Distance 85.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 10.6%)

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

James Te Huna

Head 78.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 12.5% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 9.7%)

Alexander Gustafsson

Head 80.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 11.1% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Te Huna L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Gustafsson L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 138 / 309 44.7% 41.5% 575 / 1583 36.3% 41.5%
In the clinch 34 / 56 60.7% 70.8% 59 / 106 55.7% 70.8%
On the ground 70 / 106 66.0% 72.9% 117 / 156 75.0% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 166 / 369 45.0% 39.2% 523 / 1484 35.2% 39.2%
To the body 39 / 59 66.1% 72.0% 110 / 205 53.7% 72.0%
To the legs 37 / 43 86.0% 82.1% 118 / 156 75.6% 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Te Huna L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Gustafsson L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 98 / 367 26.7% 40.6% 496 / 1131 43.9% 40.6%
In the clinch 31 / 44 70.5% 68.8% 101 / 148 68.2% 68.8%
On the ground 50 / 70 71.4% 70.4% 62 / 78 79.5% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 134 / 424 31.6% 37.7% 398 / 992 40.1% 37.7%
To the body 19 / 28 67.9% 72.9% 102 / 162 63.0% 72.9%
To the legs 26 / 29 89.7% 83.1% 159 / 203 78.3% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1137.9% acc · 2.75/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1939.6% acc · 1.53/15 · norm 0.87
1058.8% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
4183.7% def · norm 66.7%
23:3239.3% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
30:4416.5% of cage time · norm 17.1%
15:533:58 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
17:541:26 per 15 · norm 2:50
10.25/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
50.40/15 · norm 0.28

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