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Justin Scoggins vs.
Dustin Ortiz

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

4-5-0 Justin Scoggins · UFC
8-6-0 Dustin Ortiz · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-5-0
UFC record
8-6-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
34.3
AgeΔ 3.3 yrs
37.6
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'5"
66"
ReachΔ 1"
65"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
96.7
Layoff (months)Δ 6.2 mo
90.5
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL
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.

Justin Scoggins hunts takedowns — 3.42 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Dustin Ortiz hunts takedowns — 3.01 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Justin Scoggins owns the mat — in control 36% of cage time, vs a 17% 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.

Justin Scoggins

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Dustin Ortiz

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

In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3593.56/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
5132.94/min · norm 3.49
2182.16/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
3782.17/min · norm 3.24
51.7%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
44.6%norm 44.6%
55.7%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
56.4%norm 56.4%
10.15/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
20.17/15 · norm 0.18

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

Justin Scoggins

Distance 75.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 17.4% (norm 7.3%)

Dustin Ortiz

Distance 64.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 16.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 19.2% (norm 7.3%)

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

Justin Scoggins

Head 74.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 9.3%)

Dustin Ortiz

Head 75.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.8% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Scoggins L/AAccFlyweight med Ortiz L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 222 / 527 42.1% 40.0% 200 / 738 27.1% 40.0%
In the clinch 38 / 46 82.6% 70.4% 137 / 190 72.1% 70.4%
On the ground 99 / 121 81.8% 69.7% 176 / 221 79.6% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 236 / 516 45.7% 37.6% 300 / 870 34.5% 37.6%
To the body 74 / 120 61.7% 68.5% 157 / 205 76.6% 68.5%
To the legs 49 / 58 84.5% 80.0% 56 / 74 75.7% 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 Scoggins L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Ortiz L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 144 / 390 36.9% 40.1% 249 / 693 35.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 42 / 57 73.7% 68.8% 81 / 111 73.0% 68.8%
On the ground 32 / 45 71.1% 71.1% 48 / 63 76.2% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 119 / 338 35.2% 35.2% 210 / 640 32.8% 35.2%
To the body 58 / 89 65.2% 68.2% 84 / 125 67.2% 68.2%
To the legs 41 / 65 63.1% 80.3% 84 / 102 82.4% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2363.9% acc · 3.42/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
3536.1% acc · 3.01/15 · norm 1.30
3382.5% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
4052.6% def · norm 62.5%
36:3436.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
61:0735.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
13:081:57 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
50:214:19 per 15 · norm 2:44
30.45/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
10.09/15 · norm 0.58

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

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