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Terry Etim vs.
Shannon Gugerty

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

6-5-0 Terry Etim · UFC
2-3-0 Shannon Gugerty · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

6-5-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
40.6
AgeΔ 4 yrs
44.6
6'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 2"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
161.6
Layoff (months)Δ 34.9 mo
196.5
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Shannon Gugerty is a submission threat — 3.41 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Terry Etim is a submission threat — 1.42 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Shannon Gugerty owns the mat — in control 33% of cage time, vs a 20% 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.

Terry Etim

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

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

Shannon Gugerty

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2292.16/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
441.25/min · norm 3.42
2682.53/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
661.88/min · norm 3.37
35.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
39.3%norm 43.5%
67.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
58.2%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 82.8%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 8.0%)

Shannon Gugerty

Distance 77.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 14.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Terry Etim

Head 75.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 18.0% (norm 7.9%)

Shannon Gugerty

Head 62.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 22.3% (norm 7.9%)

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 Gugerty L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 199 / 592 33.6% 37.9% 28 / 87 32.2% 37.9%
In the clinch 27 / 37 73.0% 67.3% 10 / 16 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 3 / 10 too few to rate 69.1% 6 / 9 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 110 / 480 22.9% 35.0% 14 / 70 20.0% 35.0%
To the body 25 / 44 56.8% 69.1% 11 / 17 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 94 / 115 81.7% 81.9% 19 / 25 76.0% 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 (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 Etim L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Gugerty L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 143 / 618 23.1% 38.9% 28 / 104 26.9% 38.9%
In the clinch 33 / 43 76.7% 68.6% 24 / 32 75.0% 68.6%
On the ground 92 / 151 60.9% 68.0% 14 / 22 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 151 / 607 24.9% 35.1% 27 / 107 25.2% 35.1%
To the body 50 / 103 48.5% 68.1% 13 / 19 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 67 / 102 65.7% 81.5% 26 / 32 81.2% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

330.0% acc · 0.43/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
527.8% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.38
1339.4% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
250.0% def · norm 64.0%
5:545.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
11:3533.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
46:336:35 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
11:294:54 per 15 · norm 2:46
101.42/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
83.41/15 · norm 0.49

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

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