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Nick Ring vs.
Caio Magalhaes

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

3-3-0 Nick Ring · UFC
4-3-0 Caio Magalhaes · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-3-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
47.5
AgeΔ 8.9 yrs
38.6
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
152
Layoff (months)Δ 33.2 mo
118.8
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW
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.

Caio Magalhaes is a submission threat — 1.58 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Caio Magalhaes carries real power — 0.53 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Nick Ring is wasteful with head shots — only 28% land, vs a 39% Middleweight 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.

Nick Ring

Full career not yet synced for Nick Ring — 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 +1.0 wins over .500

Caio Magalhaes

Full career not yet synced for Caio Magalhaes — 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 +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3123.52/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1292.27/min · norm 3.25
3083.48/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1582.78/min · norm 3.20
42.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
40.2%norm 47.4%
62.8%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
56.4%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.53/15 · norm 0.32

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

Nick Ring

Distance 89.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 10.3%)

Caio Magalhaes

Distance 77.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 10.3%)

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

Nick Ring

Head 68.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 19.6% (norm 8.4%)

Caio Magalhaes

Head 67.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 16.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Ring L/AAccMiddleweight med Magalhaes L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 246 / 651 37.8% 40.5% 77 / 248 31.0% 40.5%
In the clinch 36 / 45 80.0% 70.3% 28 / 39 71.8% 70.3%
On the ground 30 / 35 85.7% 69.1% 24 / 34 70.6% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 141 / 500 28.2% 38.9% 72 / 217 33.2% 38.9%
To the body 62 / 88 70.5% 71.7% 30 / 50 60.0% 71.7%
To the legs 109 / 143 76.2% 83.3% 27 / 54 50.0% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Ring L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Magalhaes L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 249 / 746 33.4% 39.5% 90 / 266 33.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 47 / 64 73.4% 70.9% 37 / 46 80.4% 70.9%
On the ground 12 / 17 too few to rate 69.0% 31 / 50 62.0% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 203 / 680 29.9% 37.9% 91 / 269 33.8% 37.9%
To the body 53 / 79 67.1% 71.3% 32 / 49 65.3% 71.3%
To the legs 52 / 68 76.5% 82.1% 35 / 44 79.5% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

836.4% acc · 1.36/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
415.4% acc · 1.05/15 · norm 1.42
1152.4% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
758.3% def · norm 63.1%
15:2417.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
14:5226.1% of cage time · norm 19.75%
14:342:28 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
10:592:53 per 15 · norm 3:00
20.34/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
61.58/15 · norm 0.47

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

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