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Jon Tuck vs. Tae Hyun Bang

UFC 4-5-0 vs. 2-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-5-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42
AgeΔ 1 yrs
43
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
73"
ReachΔ 2"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
97.8
Layoff (months)Δ 23.7 mo
121.5
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tae Hyun Bang carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Jon Tuck is a submission threat — 0.97 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Jon Tuck rarely shoots — 0.42 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jon Tuck

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 55
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Tae Hyun Bang

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 3 — regional circuit 167

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3243.00/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
1662.72/min · norm 3.44
4043.74/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1262.07/min · norm 3.38
40.0%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
38.3%norm 43.65%
60.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
66.5%norm 56.3%
20.28/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.74/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jon Tuck

Distance 86.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 8.0%)

Tae Hyun Bang

Distance 88.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Jon Tuck

Head 77.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 8.0%)

Tae Hyun Bang

Head 90.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.8% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Tuck L/AAccLightweight med Bang L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 259 / 703 36.8% 38.3% 138 / 382 36.1% 38.3%
In the clinch 30 / 51 58.8% 67.5% 10 / 26 38.5% 67.5%
On the ground 35 / 55 63.6% 68.8% 18 / 25 72.0% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 182 / 630 28.9% 35.1% 141 / 391 36.1% 35.1%
To the body 82 / 108 75.9% 69.1% 17 / 30 56.7% 69.1%
To the legs 60 / 71 84.5% 81.8% 8 / 12 too few to rate 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 Tuck L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Bang L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 302 / 885 34.1% 38.8% 102 / 333 30.6% 38.8%
In the clinch 50 / 71 70.4% 68.6% 15 / 27 55.6% 68.6%
On the ground 52 / 72 72.2% 68.0% 9 / 16 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 270 / 826 32.7% 35.2% 76 / 287 26.5% 35.2%
To the body 89 / 136 65.4% 68.2% 31 / 61 50.8% 68.2%
To the legs 45 / 66 68.2% 81.5% 19 / 28 67.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
333.3% acc · 0.42/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
233.3% acc · 0.49/15 · norm 1.34
1050.0% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
1957.6% def · norm 63.7%
18:4417.4% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
4:277.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
20:242:50 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
13:063:13 per 15 · norm 2:50
70.97/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
20.49/15 · norm 0.48

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