Tyson Nam vs.
Jerome Rivera
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 Nam
Full career not yet synced for Tyson Nam — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Jerome Rivera
Full career not yet synced for Jerome Rivera — 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 -1.0 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 Nam
Distance 94.8% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 7.3%)
Jerome Rivera
Distance 91.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tyson Nam
Head 80.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 9.3%)
Jerome Rivera
Head 63.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 20.2% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nam L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Rivera L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 266 / 822 | 32.4% | 40.0% | 64 / 234 | 27.4% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 10 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 69.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 167 / 700 | 23.9% | 37.6% | 23 / 163 | 14.1% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 60 / 97 | 61.9% | 68.5% | 18 / 42 | 42.9% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 65 / 70 | 92.9% | 80.0% | 33 / 52 | 63.5% | 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 Nam L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Rivera L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 358 / 1050 | 34.1% | 40.1% | 49 / 112 | 43.8% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 26 | 50.0% | 68.8% | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 24 / 36 | 66.7% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 260 / 919 | 28.3% | 35.2% | 47 / 107 | 43.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 50 / 90 | 55.6% | 68.2% | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 65 / 76 | 85.5% | 80.3% | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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 — Nam has more cage time on record.