Paul Daley vs. Dustin Hazelett
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Paul Daley
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 28 | 12 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 35 finish wins over 63 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.3 wins over .500
Dustin Hazelett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Paul Daley
Distance 80.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 14.4% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 8.1%)
Dustin Hazelett
Distance 73.5% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 20.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Paul Daley
Head 87.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 4.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 8.0%)
Dustin Hazelett
Head 83.8% (norm 78.3%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Daley L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Hazelett L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 31 / 89 | 34.8% | 38.5% | 80 / 222 | 36.0% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.0% | 29 / 61 | 47.5% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 39 / 97 | 40.2% | 36.4% | 89 / 253 | 35.2% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Daley L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Hazelett L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 14 / 49 | 28.6% | 39.1% | 89 / 216 | 41.2% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 38 / 57 | 66.7% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 17 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 64 / 87 | 73.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 21 / 57 | 36.8% | 35.6% | 118 / 266 | 44.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 50 / 61 | 82.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 82.2% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hazelett has more cage time on record.