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Jerome Rivera vs.
Tyson Nam

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

0-4-0 Jerome Rivera · UFC
3-5-0 Tyson Nam · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-4-0
UFC record
3-5-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
31.3
AgeΔ 11.5 yrs
42.8
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
5'7"
72"
ReachΔ 4"
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
60.9
Layoff (months)Δ 24.2 mo
36.7
LLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Tyson Nam carries real power — 0.60 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Tyson Nam rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Jerome Rivera rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight 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.

Jerome Rivera

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Tyson Nam

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

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

743.21/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
2923.87/min · norm 3.49
803.47/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
3754.97/min · norm 3.24
28.8%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
33.7%norm 44.6%
48.4%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
65.4%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
30.60/15 · norm 0.18

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

Jerome Rivera

Distance 91.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 7.3%)

Tyson Nam

Distance 94.8% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 7.3%)

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

Jerome Rivera

Head 63.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 20.2% (norm 9.3%)

Tyson Nam

Head 80.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Rivera L/AAccFlyweight med Nam L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 64 / 234 27.4% 40.0% 266 / 822 32.4% 40.0%
In the clinch 10 / 23 too few to rate 70.4% 9 / 20 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.7% 17 / 25 68.0% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 23 / 163 14.1% 37.6% 167 / 700 23.9% 37.6%
To the body 18 / 42 42.9% 68.5% 60 / 97 61.9% 68.5%
To the legs 33 / 52 63.5% 80.0% 65 / 70 92.9% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Rivera L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Nam L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 49 / 112 43.8% 40.1% 358 / 1050 34.1% 40.1%
In the clinch 7 / 7 too few to rate 68.8% 13 / 26 50.0% 68.8%
On the ground 24 / 36 66.7% 71.1% 4 / 9 too few to rate 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 47 / 107 43.9% 35.2% 260 / 919 28.3% 35.2%
To the body 18 / 29 62.1% 68.2% 50 / 90 55.6% 68.2%
To the legs 15 / 19 too few to rate 80.3% 65 / 76 85.5% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.30
233.3% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1487.5% def · norm 62.5%
1:074.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
2:353.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
7:445:02 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
1:340:18 per 15 · norm 2:44
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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

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