Nick Hein vs. Tae Hyun Bang
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Nick Hein
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Tae Hyun Bang
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nick Hein
Distance 97.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 8.0%)
Tae Hyun Bang
Distance 88.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nick Hein
Head 82.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)
Tae Hyun Bang
Head 90.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hein L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Bang L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 265 / 764 | 34.7% | 37.9% | 138 / 382 | 36.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 10 / 26 | 38.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 188 / 647 | 29.1% | 35.0% | 141 / 391 | 36.1% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 47 / 91 | 51.6% | 69.1% | 17 / 30 | 56.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 81.9% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 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 Hein L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Bang L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 347 / 900 | 38.6% | 38.9% | 102 / 333 | 30.6% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 68.6% | 15 / 27 | 55.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 255 / 745 | 34.2% | 35.1% | 76 / 287 | 26.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 80 / 139 | 57.6% | 68.1% | 31 / 61 | 50.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 41 / 53 | 77.4% | 81.5% | 19 / 28 | 67.9% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hein has more cage time on record.