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Tim Elliott vs.
Victor Altamirano

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

10-12-0 Tim Elliott · UFC
2-4-0 Victor Altamirano · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

10-12-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
39.6
AgeΔ 4.1 yrs
35.5
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
66"
ReachΔ 4"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
3.1
Layoff (months)Δ 19.1 mo
22.2
LWWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
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.

Tim Elliott hunts takedowns — 3.61 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Victor Altamirano hunts takedowns — 2.67 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Tim Elliott is a submission threat — 1.06 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight 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.

Tim Elliott

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1012
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 92

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Victor Altamirano

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

9483.51/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
3294.18/min · norm 3.49
8103.00/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
2853.62/min · norm 3.24
43.4%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
52.3%norm 44.6%
56.4%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
54.1%norm 56.4%
20.11/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.19/15 · norm 0.18

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

Tim Elliott

Distance 78.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.4% (norm 7.3%)

Victor Altamirano

Distance 84.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 7.3%)

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

Tim Elliott

Head 71.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 15.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 9.3%)

Victor Altamirano

Head 62.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 28.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.5% (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/AAccFlyweight med Altamirano L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 627 / 1716 36.5% 40.0% 253 / 529 47.8% 40.0%
In the clinch 155 / 218 71.1% 70.4% 30 / 38 78.9% 70.4%
On the ground 166 / 248 66.9% 69.7% 46 / 62 74.2% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 548 / 1559 35.2% 37.6% 153 / 393 38.9% 37.6%
To the body 185 / 342 54.1% 68.5% 122 / 176 69.3% 68.5%
To the legs 215 / 281 76.5% 80.0% 54 / 60 90.0% 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/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Altamirano L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 673 / 1652 40.7% 40.1% 214 / 503 42.5% 40.1%
In the clinch 84 / 130 64.6% 68.8% 36 / 63 57.1% 68.8%
On the ground 53 / 74 71.6% 71.1% 35 / 55 63.6% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 581 / 1553 37.4% 35.2% 176 / 476 37.0% 35.2%
To the body 152 / 210 72.4% 68.2% 66 / 95 69.5% 68.2%
To the legs 77 / 93 82.8% 80.3% 43 / 50 86.0% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

6545.5% acc · 3.61/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1435.9% acc · 2.67/15 · norm 1.30
3859.4% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1359.1% def · norm 62.5%
80:4529.9% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
14:3218.5% of cage time · norm 17.0%
58:323:15 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
14:592:51 per 15 · norm 2:44
191.06/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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

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