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Terry Etim vs. Rich Clementi

UFC 6-5-0 vs. 5-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-5-0
UFC record
5-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
40
AgeΔ 10 yrs
50
6'1"
HeightΔ 4"
5'9"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
164.1
Layoff (months)Δ 48.3 mo
212.4
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Terry Etim is a submission threat — 1.42 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Rich Clementi is a submission threat — 1.10 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Terry Etim rarely shoots — 0.43 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Terry Etim

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.31 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Rich Clementi

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 710
Tier 3 — regional circuit 3813

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.53 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 36 finish wins over 69 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2292.16/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
1711.56/min · norm 3.44
2682.53/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2562.34/min · norm 3.38
35.8%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
37.3%norm 43.65%
67.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
62.7%norm 56.3%
20.28/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Terry Etim

Distance 92.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 8.0%)

Rich Clementi

Distance 81.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Terry Etim

Head 75.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 18.0% (norm 8.0%)

Rich Clementi

Head 79.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Etim L/AAccLightweight med Clementi L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 199 / 592 33.6% 38.3% 117 / 375 31.2% 38.3%
In the clinch 27 / 37 73.0% 67.5% 31 / 52 59.6% 67.5%
On the ground 3 / 10 too few to rate 68.8% 23 / 32 71.9% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 110 / 480 22.9% 35.1% 95 / 364 26.1% 35.1%
To the body 25 / 44 56.8% 69.1% 27 / 35 77.1% 69.1%
To the legs 94 / 115 81.7% 81.8% 49 / 60 81.7% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Etim L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Clementi L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 143 / 618 23.1% 38.8% 164 / 541 30.3% 38.8%
In the clinch 33 / 43 76.7% 68.6% 58 / 80 72.5% 68.6%
On the ground 92 / 151 60.9% 68.0% 34 / 66 51.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 151 / 607 24.9% 35.2% 153 / 565 27.1% 35.2%
To the body 50 / 103 48.5% 68.2% 49 / 63 77.8% 68.2%
To the legs 67 / 102 65.7% 81.5% 54 / 59 91.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
330.0% acc · 0.43/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1442.4% acc · 1.92/15 · norm 1.34
1339.4% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
626.1% def · norm 63.7%
5:545.6% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
24:5822.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
46:336:35 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
34:304:43 per 15 · norm 2:50
101.42/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
81.10/15 · norm 0.48

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