Sergio Moraes vs.
James Krause
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.
Sergio Moraes
Full career not yet synced for Sergio Moraes — 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 +1.8 wins over .500
James Krause
Full career not yet synced for James Krause — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 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)
Sergio Moraes
Distance 93.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 8.1%)
James Krause
Distance 93.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sergio Moraes
Head 85.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
James Krause
Head 82.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Moraes L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Krause L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 385 / 932 | 41.3% | 38.6% | 720 / 1459 | 49.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 25 | 48.0% | 67.8% | 37 / 57 | 64.9% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 67.2% | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 324 / 848 | 38.2% | 37.2% | 581 / 1287 | 45.1% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 73 / 114 | 64.0% | 70.7% | 107 / 151 | 70.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 82.9% | 94 / 119 | 79.0% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Moraes L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Krause L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 609 / 1563 | 39.0% | 39.0% | 529 / 1534 | 34.5% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 63 / 92 | 68.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 26 / 44 | 59.1% | 68.0% | 65 / 95 | 68.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 413 / 1291 | 32.0% | 35.6% | 388 / 1312 | 29.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 108 / 176 | 61.4% | 69.6% | 152 / 265 | 57.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 131 / 162 | 80.9% | 82.1% | 117 / 144 | 81.2% | 81.5% |
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 — Moraes has more cage time on record.