Richie Vaculik vs.
Justin Scoggins
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Richie Vaculik
Full career not yet synced for Richie Vaculik — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500
Justin Scoggins
Full career not yet synced for Justin Scoggins — 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 -0.1 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Richie Vaculik
Distance 88.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 7.3%)
Justin Scoggins
Distance 75.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 17.4% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Richie Vaculik
Head 78.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 9.3%)
Justin Scoggins
Head 74.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Vaculik L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Scoggins L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 132 / 313 | 42.2% | 40.0% | 222 / 527 | 42.1% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 30 | 76.7% | 70.4% | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.7% | 99 / 121 | 81.8% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 107 / 280 | 38.2% | 37.6% | 236 / 516 | 45.7% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 31 / 43 | 72.1% | 68.5% | 74 / 120 | 61.7% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 28 / 32 | 87.5% | 80.0% | 49 / 58 | 84.5% | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Vaculik L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Scoggins L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 144 / 378 | 38.1% | 40.1% | 144 / 390 | 36.9% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 42 / 57 | 73.7% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 71.1% | 32 / 45 | 71.1% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 118 / 350 | 33.7% | 35.2% | 119 / 338 | 35.2% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 38 / 51 | 74.5% | 68.2% | 58 / 89 | 65.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 80.3% | 41 / 65 | 63.1% | 80.3% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Scoggins has more cage time on record.