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Ricardo Lamas vs.
Hatsu Hioki

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

11-6-0 Ricardo Lamas · UFC
3-5-0 Hatsu Hioki · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

11-6-0
UFC record
3-5-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
44
AgeΔ 1 yrs
43
5'8"
HeightΔ 3"
5'11"
71"
ReachΔ 2"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
71.2
Layoff (months)Δ 63.7 mo
134.9
WLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL
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.

Hatsu Hioki hunts takedowns — 2.48 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Hatsu Hioki owns the mat — in control 35% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.
Ricardo Lamas is a submission threat — 0.86 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight 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.

Ricardo Lamas

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

In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500

Hatsu Hioki

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

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6003.43/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
2522.32/min · norm 3.54
5503.14/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2432.23/min · norm 3.47
49.5%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
43.6%norm 45.0%
56.7%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
65.0%norm 54.85%
20.17/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Ricardo Lamas

Distance 78.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 11.3% (norm 6.5%)

Hatsu Hioki

Distance 83.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 6.5%)

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

Ricardo Lamas

Head 66.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 7.8%)

Hatsu Hioki

Head 70.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 25.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Lamas L/AAccFeatherweight med Hioki L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 392 / 951 41.2% 40.9% 178 / 480 37.1% 40.9%
In the clinch 110 / 123 89.4% 70.8% 22 / 33 66.7% 70.8%
On the ground 98 / 137 71.5% 69.2% 52 / 65 80.0% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 295 / 807 36.6% 37.2% 152 / 408 37.3% 37.2%
To the body 125 / 155 80.6% 68.2% 82 / 149 55.0% 68.2%
To the legs 180 / 249 72.3% 80.7% 18 / 21 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Lamas L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Hioki L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 406 / 1077 37.7% 39.2% 160 / 565 28.3% 39.2%
In the clinch 95 / 135 70.4% 70.3% 43 / 65 66.2% 70.3%
On the ground 49 / 59 83.1% 69.4% 40 / 65 61.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 357 / 994 35.9% 35.9% 137 / 502 27.3% 35.9%
To the body 120 / 180 66.7% 67.9% 61 / 103 59.2% 67.9%
To the legs 73 / 97 75.3% 81.5% 45 / 90 50.0% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2130.9% acc · 1.80/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
1854.5% acc · 2.48/15 · norm 1.19
1341.9% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1050.0% def · norm 61.5%
40:0522.9% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
37:5034.8% of cage time · norm 16.7%
38:043:15 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
24:513:25 per 15 · norm 3:12
100.86/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
50.69/15 · norm 0.46

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

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