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Sam Stout vs.
Spencer Fisher

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
9-8-0 Spencer Fisher · 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
9-8-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42.3
AgeΔ 7.9 yrs
50.2
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
131.4
Layoff (months)Δ 38 mo
169.4
LLLWL
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.

Sam Stout rarely shoots — 0.63 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Spencer Fisher is a submission threat — 0.75 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Spencer Fisher rarely shoots — 0.67 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.

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

Spencer Fisher

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

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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
6373.17/min · norm 3.42
9734.08/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
6093.03/min · norm 3.37
28.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
43.5%norm 43.5%
57.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
64.1%norm 56.3%
30.19/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.22/15 · 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%)

Spencer Fisher

Distance 76.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 16.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.9% (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%)

Spencer Fisher

Head 71.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.5% (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 Fisher L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 856 / 3230 26.5% 37.9% 404 / 1122 36.0% 37.9%
In the clinch 93 / 132 70.5% 67.3% 172 / 241 71.4% 67.3%
On the ground 46 / 82 56.1% 69.1% 61 / 101 60.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 474 / 2695 17.6% 35.0% 305 / 1049 29.1% 35.0%
To the body 287 / 458 62.7% 69.1% 203 / 262 77.5% 69.1%
To the legs 234 / 291 80.4% 81.9% 129 / 153 84.3% 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 Fisher L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 859 / 2106 40.8% 38.9% 377 / 1301 29.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 78 / 112 69.6% 68.6% 111 / 151 73.5% 68.6%
On the ground 36 / 58 62.1% 68.0% 121 / 246 49.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 625 / 1812 34.5% 35.1% 343 / 1324 25.9% 35.1%
To the body 181 / 258 70.2% 68.1% 146 / 228 64.0% 68.1%
To the legs 167 / 206 81.1% 81.5% 120 / 146 82.2% 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
930.0% acc · 0.67/15 · norm 1.38
10277.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
5860.4% def · norm 64.0%
26:1811.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
25:1312.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
32:342:02 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
74:105:32 per 15 · norm 2:46
20.13/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
100.75/15 · 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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