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Mike Easton vs.
TJ Dillashaw

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

3-4-0 Mike Easton · UFC
13-5-0 TJ Dillashaw · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-4-0
UFC record
13-5-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
42.5
AgeΔ 2 yrs
40.5
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
67"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
145.7
Layoff (months)Δ 100.2 mo
45.5
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW
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.

TJ Dillashaw is a submission threat — 0.82 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
TJ Dillashaw carries real power — 0.61 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Mike Easton is wasteful with head shots — only 22% land, vs a 35% 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.

Mike Easton

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

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

TJ Dillashaw

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

In the UFC: 9-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3513.51/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
11235.09/min · norm 3.52
4274.28/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
7663.47/min · norm 3.58
37.1%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
41.1%norm 43.4%
61.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
62.0%norm 56.6%
10.15/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
90.61/15 · norm 0.30

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

Mike Easton

Distance 87.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 6.5%)

TJ Dillashaw

Distance 84.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 9.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Mike Easton

Head 70.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.9% (norm 8.4%)

TJ Dillashaw

Head 81.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Easton L/AAccBantamweight med Dillashaw L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 259 / 828 31.3% 39.0% 820 / 2303 35.6% 39.0%
In the clinch 79 / 101 78.2% 68.7% 113 / 172 65.7% 68.7%
On the ground 13 / 18 too few to rate 70.2% 190 / 257 73.9% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 144 / 663 21.7% 34.9% 748 / 2225 33.6% 34.9%
To the body 97 / 152 63.8% 66.8% 163 / 237 68.8% 66.8%
To the legs 110 / 132 83.3% 79.4% 212 / 270 78.5% 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 Easton L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Dillashaw L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 319 / 948 33.6% 39.3% 633 / 1824 34.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 95 / 145 65.5% 70.4% 52 / 96 54.2% 70.4%
On the ground 13 / 24 too few to rate 72.4% 81 / 98 82.7% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 248 / 872 28.4% 34.9% 545 / 1664 32.8% 34.9%
To the body 88 / 136 64.7% 66.0% 132 / 236 55.9% 66.0%
To the legs 91 / 109 83.5% 79.1% 89 / 118 75.4% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

522.7% acc · 0.75/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
2330.7% acc · 1.56/15 · norm 1.12
2266.7% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
3577.8% def · norm 66.7%
9:269.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
54:1524.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
22:333:23 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
8:330:34 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
120.82/15 · norm 0.28

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

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