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Ryan LaFlare vs. Ben Alloway

UFC 7-3-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-3-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
43
AgeΔ 2 yrs
45
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
74"
ReachΔ 2"
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
96.5
Layoff (months)Δ 61.2 mo
157.7
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ben Alloway carries real power — 0.62 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Ryan LaFlare hunts takedowns — 2.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.
Ben Alloway's takedown defense leaks — 27% stopped, vs a 64% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ryan LaFlare

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 73
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.31 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500

Ben Alloway

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 21
Tier 3 — regional circuit 166

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4272.89/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
311.28/min · norm 3.17
2751.86/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
461.90/min · norm 3.08
40.1%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
49.2%norm 44.75%
63.2%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
59.3%norm 55.25%
20.20/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
10.62/15 · norm 0.38

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

Ryan LaFlare

Distance 77.0% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 10.8% (norm 8.1%)

Ben Alloway

Distance 74.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 15.9% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 9.5% (norm 8.1%)

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

Ryan LaFlare

Head 69.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 24.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.0%)

Ben Alloway

Head 69.8% (norm 78.3%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.7% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone LaFlare L/AAccWelterweight med Alloway L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 277 / 819 33.8% 38.5% 20 / 47 42.6% 38.5%
In the clinch 75 / 130 57.7% 67.8% 5 / 10 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 75 / 115 65.2% 67.0% 6 / 6 too few to rate 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 208 / 738 28.2% 36.4% 18 / 44 40.9% 36.4%
To the body 169 / 263 64.3% 70.7% 8 / 11 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 50 / 63 79.4% 83.0% 5 / 8 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 LaFlare L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Alloway L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 187 / 610 30.7% 39.1% 18 / 48 37.5% 39.1%
In the clinch 35 / 64 54.7% 68.9% 19 / 46 41.3% 68.9%
On the ground 53 / 73 72.6% 68.0% 9 / 19 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 187 / 612 30.6% 35.6% 30 / 87 34.5% 35.6%
To the body 47 / 84 56.0% 69.6% 12 / 21 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 41 / 51 80.4% 82.2% 4 / 5 too few to rate 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2144.7% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 0.62/15 · norm 1.31
2359.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
426.7% def · norm 63.9%
42:1028.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
1:557.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
32:033:15 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
16:2210:07 per 15 · norm 3:15
20.20/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.44

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