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Malcolm Wellmaker vs.
Kris Moutinho

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

2-2-0 Malcolm Wellmaker · UFC
0-4-0 Kris Moutinho · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-2-0
UFC record
0-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
32.2
AgeΔ 1.8 yrs
34
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
5'7"
71"
ReachΔ 3"
68"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
2.7
Layoff (months)Δ 2.5 mo
5.2
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLL
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.

Malcolm Wellmaker carries real power — 1.04 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Kris Moutinho absorbs 9.36 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.58 Bantamweight norm — hittable.
Malcolm Wellmaker rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight 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.

Malcolm Wellmaker

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

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Kris Moutinho

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1234.28/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1153.35/min · norm 3.52
1133.93/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
3219.36/min · norm 3.58
53.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
33.2%norm 43.4%
51.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
30.5%norm 56.6%
21.04/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Malcolm Wellmaker

Distance 84.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 6.5%)

Kris Moutinho

Distance 99.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 0.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Malcolm Wellmaker

Head 55.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 33.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 8.4%)

Kris Moutinho

Head 76.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Wellmaker L/AAccBantamweight med Moutinho L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 95 / 195 48.7% 39.0% 114 / 344 33.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 28 / 34 82.4% 68.7% 1 / 2 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 50 / 127 39.4% 34.9% 63 / 266 23.7% 34.9%
To the body 57 / 77 74.0% 66.8% 16 / 38 42.1% 66.8%
To the legs 16 / 26 61.5% 79.4% 36 / 42 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 Wellmaker L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Moutinho L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 92 / 203 45.3% 39.3% 306 / 445 68.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 20 / 29 69.0% 70.4% 12 / 13 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.4% 3 / 4 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 77 / 188 41.0% 34.9% 240 / 362 66.3% 34.9%
To the body 15 / 18 too few to rate 66.0% 63 / 80 78.8% 66.0%
To the legs 21 / 27 77.8% 79.1% 18 / 20 too few to rate 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
642.9% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
330.0% def · norm 66.7%
1:204.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
0:401.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
5:072:40 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
7:193:12 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

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