Tim Elliott vs. Ben Nguyen
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tim Elliott
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 12 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Ben Nguyen
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.54 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tim Elliott
Distance 78.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 7.3%)
Ben Nguyen
Distance 89.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.8% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tim Elliott
Head 72.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 15.1% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 9.3%)
Ben Nguyen
Head 82.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.6% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Elliott L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Nguyen L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 670 / 1877 | 35.7% | 39.9% | 164 / 467 | 35.1% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 160 / 226 | 70.8% | 70.1% | 31 / 37 | 83.8% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 182 / 283 | 64.3% | 69.7% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 600 / 1735 | 34.6% | 37.6% | 145 / 432 | 33.6% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 191 / 361 | 52.9% | 68.5% | 40 / 61 | 65.6% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 221 / 290 | 76.2% | 80.0% | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Elliott L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Nguyen L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 729 / 1773 | 41.1% | 39.9% | 76 / 290 | 26.2% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 85 / 131 | 64.9% | 68.8% | 6 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 54 / 76 | 71.1% | 70.4% | 98 / 134 | 73.1% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 622 / 1659 | 37.5% | 35.4% | 147 / 392 | 37.5% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 163 / 222 | 73.4% | 67.9% | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 83 / 99 | 83.8% | 80.2% | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Elliott has more cage time on record.