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Thiago Moises vs.
Ludovit Klein

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

8-8-0 Thiago Moises · UFC
8-4-1 Ludovit Klein · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

8-8-0
UFC record
8-4-1
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31
AgeΔ 0 yrs
31
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
3.6
Layoff (months)Δ 3.4 mo
0.2
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW
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.

Thiago Moises is a submission threat — 1.07 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Ludovit Klein carries real power — 0.46 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Ludovit Klein is accurate with strikes at range — lands 51%, vs a 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.

Thiago Moises

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 98
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 51
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Ludovit Klein

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 84
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 161

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-2 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

4332.38/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
6223.83/min · norm 3.42
8074.44/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
5803.57/min · norm 3.37
42.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
53.5%norm 43.5%
52.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
53.5%norm 56.3%
10.08/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
50.46/15 · norm 0.25

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

Thiago Moises

Distance 86.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.0% (norm 8.0%)

Ludovit Klein

Distance 85.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Thiago Moises

Head 77.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 7.9%)

Ludovit Klein

Head 72.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Moises L/AAccLightweight med Klein L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 326 / 882 37.0% 37.9% 503 / 988 50.9% 37.9%
In the clinch 25 / 36 69.4% 67.3% 63 / 81 77.8% 67.3%
On the ground 82 / 102 80.4% 69.1% 56 / 93 60.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 274 / 795 34.5% 35.0% 364 / 840 43.3% 35.0%
To the body 56 / 93 60.2% 69.1% 188 / 246 76.4% 69.1%
To the legs 103 / 132 78.0% 81.9% 70 / 76 92.1% 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 Moises L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Klein L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 605 / 1372 44.1% 38.9% 420 / 1035 40.6% 38.9%
In the clinch 78 / 106 73.6% 68.6% 101 / 136 74.3% 68.6%
On the ground 124 / 223 55.6% 68.0% 59 / 76 77.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 344 / 1119 30.7% 35.1% 320 / 907 35.3% 35.1%
To the body 256 / 352 72.7% 68.1% 155 / 219 70.8% 68.1%
To the legs 207 / 230 90.0% 81.5% 105 / 121 86.8% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1729.8% acc · 1.40/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1450.0% acc · 1.29/15 · norm 1.38
2152.5% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
3676.6% def · norm 64.0%
39:3821.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
39:3124.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
40:313:20 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
26:262:26 per 15 · norm 2:46
131.07/15 · 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 — Moises has more cage time on record.

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