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Thiago Moises vs.
Mitch Ramirez

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
0-3-0 Mitch Ramirez · 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
0-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31
AgeΔ 2 yrs
33
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
3.6
Layoff (months)Δ 3 mo
0.6
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLL
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.
Mitch Ramirez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Opponents land 58% of their strikes at range on Mitch Ramirez, vs a 39% Lightweight norm — a hole in the guard.
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

Mitch Ramirez

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

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 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
683.14/min · norm 3.42
8074.44/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
753.47/min · norm 3.37
42.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
42.5%norm 43.5%
52.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
39.0%norm 56.3%
10.08/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · 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%)

Mitch Ramirez

Distance 94.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (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%)

Mitch Ramirez

Head 73.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.2% (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 Ramirez L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 326 / 882 37.0% 37.9% 60 / 151 39.7% 37.9%
In the clinch 25 / 36 69.4% 67.3% 8 / 9 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 82 / 102 80.4% 69.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 274 / 795 34.5% 35.0% 31 / 117 26.5% 35.0%
To the body 56 / 93 60.2% 69.1% 13 / 17 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 103 / 132 78.0% 81.9% 24 / 26 92.3% 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 Moises L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Ramirez L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 605 / 1372 44.1% 38.9% 64 / 111 57.7% 38.9%
In the clinch 78 / 106 73.6% 68.6% 2 / 2 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 124 / 223 55.6% 68.0% 9 / 10 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 344 / 1119 30.7% 35.1% 41 / 82 50.0% 35.1%
To the body 256 / 352 72.7% 68.1% 18 / 24 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 207 / 230 90.0% 81.5% 16 / 17 too few to rate 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
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
2152.5% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
233.3% def · norm 64.0%
39:3821.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
0:262.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
40:313:20 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
12:258:36 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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