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Luis Pena vs.
Matt Wiman

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

5-3-0 Luis Pena · UFC
10-8-0 Matt Wiman · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-3-0
UFC record
10-8-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
33
AgeΔ 9 yrs
42
6'3"
HeightΔ 5"
5'10"
75"
ReachΔ 7"
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
63.6
Layoff (months)Δ 4.4 mo
68
WLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
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.

Matt Wiman is a submission threat — 1.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Luis Pena is a submission threat — 1.17 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Luis Pena owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight 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.

Luis Pena

Full career not yet synced for Luis Pena — 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 +0.8 wins over .500

Matt Wiman

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

In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3763.66/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
5573.17/min · norm 3.42
3203.12/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
6273.57/min · norm 3.37
46.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
50.1%norm 43.5%
51.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
51.1%norm 56.3%
10.15/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.09/15 · norm 0.25

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

Luis Pena

Distance 74.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 17.3% (norm 8.0%)

Matt Wiman

Distance 55.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 26.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Luis Pena

Head 88.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.2% (norm 7.9%)

Matt Wiman

Head 80.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Pena L/AAccLightweight med Wiman L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 246 / 600 41.0% 37.9% 247 / 612 40.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 35 / 63 55.6% 67.3% 139 / 207 67.1% 67.3%
On the ground 95 / 139 68.3% 69.1% 171 / 293 58.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 313 / 710 44.1% 35.0% 386 / 891 43.3% 35.0%
To the body 47 / 74 63.5% 69.1% 69 / 94 73.4% 69.1%
To the legs 16 / 18 too few to rate 81.9% 102 / 127 80.3% 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 Pena L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Wiman L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 279 / 592 47.1% 38.9% 263 / 717 36.7% 38.9%
In the clinch 23 / 35 65.7% 68.6% 193 / 292 66.1% 68.6%
On the ground 18 / 28 64.3% 68.0% 171 / 273 62.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 439 33.5% 35.1% 457 / 1067 42.8% 35.1%
To the body 73 / 113 64.6% 68.1% 123 / 152 80.9% 68.1%
To the legs 100 / 103 97.1% 81.5% 47 / 63 74.6% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

833.3% acc · 1.17/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
2537.9% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.38
1648.5% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2356.1% def · norm 64.0%
38:0937.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
60:2434.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
15:272:15 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
59:535:06 per 15 · norm 2:46
81.17/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
181.54/15 · norm 0.49

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

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