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Rich Clementi vs.
Sam Stout

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

5-5-0 Rich Clementi · UFC
9-11-0 Sam Stout · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-5-0
UFC record
9-11-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
50.3
AgeΔ 8 yrs
42.3
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
209.9
Layoff (months)Δ 78.5 mo
131.4
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
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.

Rich Clementi is a submission threat — 1.10 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Rich Clementi's takedown defense leaks — 26% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.
Sam Stout rarely shoots — 0.63 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight 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.

Rich Clementi

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

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Sam Stout

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

In the UFC: 5-4 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

1711.56/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
9954.17/min · norm 3.42
2562.34/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
9734.08/min · norm 3.37
37.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
28.9%norm 43.5%
62.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
57.2%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.19/15 · norm 0.25

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

Rich Clementi

Distance 81.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 8.0%)

Sam Stout

Distance 93.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 8.0%)

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

Rich Clementi

Head 79.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 7.9%)

Sam Stout

Head 78.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Clementi L/AAccLightweight med Stout L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 117 / 375 31.2% 37.9% 856 / 3230 26.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 31 / 52 59.6% 67.3% 93 / 132 70.5% 67.3%
On the ground 23 / 32 71.9% 69.1% 46 / 82 56.1% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 95 / 364 26.1% 35.0% 474 / 2695 17.6% 35.0%
To the body 27 / 35 77.1% 69.1% 287 / 458 62.7% 69.1%
To the legs 49 / 60 81.7% 81.9% 234 / 291 80.4% 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 Clementi L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Stout L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 164 / 541 30.3% 38.9% 859 / 2106 40.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 58 / 80 72.5% 68.6% 78 / 112 69.6% 68.6%
On the ground 34 / 66 51.5% 68.0% 36 / 58 62.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 565 27.1% 35.1% 625 / 1812 34.5% 35.1%
To the body 49 / 63 77.8% 68.1% 181 / 258 70.2% 68.1%
To the legs 54 / 59 91.5% 81.5% 167 / 206 81.1% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1442.4% acc · 1.92/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1038.5% acc · 0.63/15 · norm 1.38
626.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
10277.9% def · norm 64.0%
24:5822.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
26:1811.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
34:304:43 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
32:342:02 per 15 · norm 2:46
81.10/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
20.13/15 · norm 0.49

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

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