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Sam Stout vs.
Caros Fodor

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

9-11-0 Sam Stout · UFC
0-1-0 Caros Fodor · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

9-11-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42
AgeΔ 0 yrs
42
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
70"
ReachΔ 4"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
131.4
Layoff (months)Δ 30 mo
161.4
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
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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.

Caros Fodor hunts takedowns — 3.00 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Sam Stout rarely shoots — 0.63 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Sam Stout is wasteful with head shots — only 18% land, vs a 35% 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.

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

Caros Fodor

Full career not yet synced for Caros Fodor — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

9954.17/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
473.13/min · norm 3.42
9734.08/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
463.07/min · norm 3.37
28.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
51.1%norm 43.5%
57.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.7%norm 56.3%
30.19/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Sam Stout

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

Caros Fodor

Distance 73.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 26.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Sam Stout

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

Caros Fodor

Head 65.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Stout L/AAccLightweight med Fodor L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 856 / 3230 26.5% 37.9% 32 / 68 47.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 93 / 132 70.5% 67.3% 15 / 24 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 46 / 82 56.1% 69.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 474 / 2695 17.6% 35.0% 24 / 60 40.0% 35.0%
To the body 287 / 458 62.7% 69.1% 12 / 20 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 234 / 291 80.4% 81.9% 11 / 12 too few to rate 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 Stout L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Fodor L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 859 / 2106 40.8% 38.9% 24 / 93 25.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 78 / 112 69.6% 68.6% 18 / 21 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 36 / 58 62.1% 68.0% 4 / 6 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 625 / 1812 34.5% 35.1% 21 / 81 25.9% 35.1%
To the body 181 / 258 70.2% 68.1% 20 / 33 60.6% 68.1%
To the legs 167 / 206 81.1% 81.5% 5 / 6 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1038.5% acc · 0.63/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
323.1% acc · 3.00/15 · norm 1.38
10277.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
266.7% def · norm 64.0%
26:1811.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
2:0714.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
32:342:02 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
6:396:39 per 15 · norm 2:46
20.13/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · 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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