Justin Salas vs.
Anton Kuivanen
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Justin Salas
Full career not yet synced for Justin Salas — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Anton Kuivanen
Full career not yet synced for Anton Kuivanen — 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
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Justin Salas
Distance 81.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 8.0%)
Anton Kuivanen
Distance 80.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Justin Salas
Head 74.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.6% (norm 7.9%)
Anton Kuivanen
Head 78.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Salas L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Kuivanen L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 113 / 319 | 35.4% | 37.9% | 52 / 180 | 28.9% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 46 | 76.1% | 67.3% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 69.1% | 16 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 97 / 290 | 33.4% | 35.0% | 51 / 174 | 29.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 34 / 48 | 70.8% | 69.1% | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 81.9% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Salas L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Kuivanen L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 86 / 382 | 22.5% | 38.9% | 40 / 154 | 26.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 35 | 71.4% | 68.6% | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 68.0% | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 97 / 375 | 25.9% | 35.1% | 33 / 148 | 22.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 35 / 72 | 48.6% | 68.1% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Salas has more cage time on record.