Nick Aguirre vs.
Dan Argueta
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.
Nick Aguirre
Full career not yet synced for Nick Aguirre — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Dan Argueta
Full career not yet synced for Dan Argueta — 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 +0.7 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)
Nick Aguirre
Distance 91.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
Dan Argueta
Distance 76.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nick Aguirre
Head 94.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 3.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.8% (norm 8.4%)
Dan Argueta
Head 83.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Aguirre L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Argueta L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 18 / 51 | 35.3% | 39.0% | 118 / 313 | 37.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 30 / 53 | 56.6% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 18 / 53 | 34.0% | 34.9% | 123 / 342 | 36.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 35 / 46 | 76.1% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 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 Aguirre L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Argueta L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 39 / 82 | 47.6% | 39.3% | 216 / 462 | 46.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 30 / 47 | 63.8% | 72.4% | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 51 / 111 | 45.9% | 34.9% | 179 / 420 | 42.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 66.0% | 50 / 65 | 76.9% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 20 / 21 | too few to rate | 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 — Argueta has more cage time on record.