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John Albert vs.
Dustin Pague

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

1-4-0 John Albert · UFC
1-5-0 Dustin Pague · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-4-0
UFC record
1-5-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
39.8
AgeΔ 0.8 yrs
39
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
68"
ReachΔ 6"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
156.3
Layoff (months)Δ 2.8 mo
153.5
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW
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.

John Albert is a submission threat — 6.14 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Dustin Pague is a submission threat — 2.57 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
John Albert carries real power — 0.68 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 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.

John Albert

Full career not yet synced for John Albert — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Dustin Pague

Full career not yet synced for Dustin Pague — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

673.05/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
961.65/min · norm 3.52
622.82/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1732.96/min · norm 3.58
49.6%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
53.6%norm 43.4%
35.4%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
41.2%norm 56.6%
10.68/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

John Albert

Distance 67.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 17.8% (norm 6.5%)

Dustin Pague

Distance 74.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 17.3% (norm 6.5%)

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

John Albert

Head 76.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.4%)

Dustin Pague

Head 71.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Albert L/AAccBantamweight med Pague L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 34 / 91 37.4% 39.0% 58 / 133 43.6% 39.0%
In the clinch 15 / 20 too few to rate 68.7% 13 / 15 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 18 / 24 too few to rate 70.2% 25 / 31 80.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 44 / 103 42.7% 34.9% 54 / 128 42.2% 34.9%
To the body 16 / 25 64.0% 66.8% 18 / 23 too few to rate 66.8%
To the legs 7 / 7 too few to rate 79.4% 24 / 28 85.7% 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 Albert L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Pague L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 47 46.8% 39.3% 81 / 166 48.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 2 / 5 too few to rate 70.4% 25 / 27 92.6% 70.4%
On the ground 38 / 44 86.4% 72.4% 67 / 101 66.3% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 40 / 70 57.1% 34.9% 121 / 236 51.3% 34.9%
To the body 15 / 18 too few to rate 66.0% 14 / 19 too few to rate 66.0%
To the legs 7 / 8 too few to rate 79.1% 38 / 39 97.4% 79.1%
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 1.12
Takedowns landed
444.4% acc · 1.03/15 · norm 1.12
250.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
555.6% def · norm 66.7%
3:3015.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
13:0722.5% of cage time · norm 17.4%
14:4910:06 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
28:477:23 per 15 · norm 2:24
96.14/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
102.57/15 · norm 0.28

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

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