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Kaue Fernandes vs. Guram Kutateladze

UFC 3-2-0 vs. 2-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-2-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31
AgeΔ 3 yrs
34
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 16.8 mo
19
LWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kaue Fernandes carries real power — 1.55 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Guram Kutateladze rarely shoots — 0.61 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Kaue Fernandes is hard to hit — absorbs 1.63 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 3.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kaue Fernandes

Full career not yet synced for Kaue Fernandes — 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 +0.2 wins over .500

Guram Kutateladze

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 3 — regional circuit 122

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.76 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1654.26/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
2593.53/min · norm 3.44
631.63/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3094.22/min · norm 3.38
55.4%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
45.0%norm 43.65%
60.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.8%norm 56.3%
41.55/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.20/15 · norm 0.25

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

Kaue Fernandes

Distance 86.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.7% (norm 8.0%)

Guram Kutateladze

Distance 85.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 8.0%)

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

Kaue Fernandes

Head 64.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 19.8% (norm 8.0%)

Guram Kutateladze

Head 67.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 22.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Fernandes L/AAccLightweight med Kutateladze L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 138 / 257 53.7% 38.3% 191 / 490 39.0% 38.3%
In the clinch 7 / 9 too few to rate 67.5% 55 / 64 85.9% 67.5%
On the ground 20 / 32 62.5% 68.8% 13 / 21 too few to rate 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 79 / 193 40.9% 35.1% 119 / 390 30.5% 35.1%
To the body 33 / 46 71.7% 69.1% 91 / 128 71.1% 69.1%
To the legs 53 / 59 89.8% 81.8% 49 / 57 86.0% 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 Fernandes L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Kutateladze L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 43 / 127 33.9% 38.8% 252 / 597 42.2% 38.8%
In the clinch 8 / 11 too few to rate 68.6% 25 / 34 73.5% 68.6%
On the ground 12 / 20 too few to rate 68.0% 32 / 53 60.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 43 / 121 35.5% 35.2% 210 / 561 37.4% 35.2%
To the body 13 / 26 50.0% 68.2% 61 / 76 80.3% 68.2%
To the legs 7 / 11 too few to rate 81.5% 38 / 47 80.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3100.0% acc · 1.16/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
315.0% acc · 0.61/15 · norm 1.34
1076.9% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
2775.0% def · norm 63.7%
3:329.1% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
7:139.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
8:483:24 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
13:182:43 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.48

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