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Kyle Daukaus vs. Eryk Anders

UFC 4-6-0 (1 NC) vs. 10-9-0 (1 NC)
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Tale of the tape

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Kyle Daukaus

VS

Eryk Anders

4-6-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
10-9-0 (1 NC)
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
33
AgeΔ 6 yrs
39
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
0.1
Layoff (months)Δ 7.1 mo
7.2
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kyle Daukaus is a submission threat — 1.43 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.
Kyle Daukaus owns the mat — in control 43% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.
Eryk Anders owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kyle Daukaus

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 54
Tier 3 — regional circuit 120

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Eryk Anders

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 119
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2022.76/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
8193.44/min · norm 3.23
2543.47/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
9614.03/min · norm 3.20
49.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
47.9%norm 47.4%
41.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
50.5%norm 53.8%
20.41/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
70.44/15 · norm 0.32

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

Kyle Daukaus

Distance 78.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 14.2% (norm 10.0%)

Eryk Anders

Distance 68.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 10.0%)

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

Kyle Daukaus

Head 83.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)

Eryk Anders

Head 81.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Daukaus L/AAccMiddleweight med Anders L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 140 / 319 43.9% 40.5% 450 / 1174 38.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 26 / 32 81.2% 70.6% 208 / 305 68.2% 70.6%
On the ground 36 / 58 62.1% 69.4% 161 / 232 69.4% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 340 43.2% 38.8% 571 / 1390 41.1% 38.8%
To the body 28 / 38 73.7% 71.6% 206 / 265 77.7% 71.6%
To the legs 27 / 31 87.1% 83.3% 42 / 56 75.0% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Daukaus L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Anders L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 101 / 223 45.3% 39.5% 721 / 1605 44.9% 39.5%
In the clinch 50 / 55 90.9% 70.4% 199 / 251 79.3% 70.4%
On the ground 103 / 153 67.3% 69.0% 41 / 84 48.8% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 172 / 337 51.0% 37.9% 523 / 1397 37.4% 37.9%
To the body 59 / 68 86.8% 71.3% 241 / 314 76.8% 71.3%
To the legs 23 / 26 88.5% 82.1% 197 / 229 86.0% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1024.4% acc · 2.05/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
2925.4% acc · 1.83/15 · norm 1.35
1071.4% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
3780.4% def · norm 63.3%
31:2242.8% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
72:5930.6% of cage time · norm 19.4%
21:154:21 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
19:511:14 per 15 · norm 3:00
71.43/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
10.06/15 · norm 0.45

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

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