Ken Stone 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.
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.
Ken Stone
Full career not yet synced for Ken Stone — 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
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)
Ken Stone
Distance 83.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 14.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.3% (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)
Ken Stone
Head 71.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 19.9% (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 | Stone L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Pague L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 65 / 147 | 44.2% | 39.0% | 58 / 133 | 43.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 25 | 96.0% | 68.7% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 43 / 126 | 34.1% | 34.9% | 54 / 128 | 42.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 15 / 15 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 32 / 35 | 91.4% | 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 Stone L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Pague L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 114 | 43.0% | 39.3% | 81 / 166 | 48.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 25 / 27 | 92.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 67 / 101 | 66.3% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 34 / 96 | 35.4% | 34.9% | 121 / 236 | 51.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 66.0% | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 38 / 39 | 97.4% | 79.1% |
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 — Pague has more cage time on record.