Tyson Griffin vs.
Evan Dunham
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Tyson Griffin
Full career not yet synced for Tyson Griffin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Evan Dunham
Full career not yet synced for Evan Dunham — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 7-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tyson Griffin
Distance 84.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 8.0%)
Evan Dunham
Distance 89.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tyson Griffin
Head 74.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 7.9%)
Evan Dunham
Head 91.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Griffin L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Dunham L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 455 / 1225 | 37.1% | 37.9% | 1024 / 2811 | 36.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 83 / 110 | 75.5% | 67.3% | 142 / 218 | 65.1% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 74 / 120 | 61.7% | 69.1% | 62 / 99 | 62.6% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 319 / 1082 | 29.5% | 35.0% | 1039 / 2849 | 36.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 134 / 180 | 74.4% | 69.1% | 137 / 221 | 62.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 159 / 193 | 82.4% | 81.9% | 52 / 58 | 89.7% | 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 Griffin L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Dunham L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 257 / 920 | 27.9% | 38.9% | 639 / 1840 | 34.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 78 / 111 | 70.3% | 68.6% | 122 / 202 | 60.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 51 / 72 | 70.8% | 68.0% | 55 / 87 | 63.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 260 / 956 | 27.2% | 35.1% | 557 / 1767 | 31.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 82 / 93 | 88.2% | 68.1% | 160 / 232 | 69.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 44 / 54 | 81.5% | 81.5% | 99 / 130 | 76.2% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dunham has more cage time on record.