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Tyson Nam vs. Jerome Rivera

UFC 3-5-0 vs. 0-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-5-0
UFC record
0-4-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
43
AgeΔ 12 yrs
31
5'7"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
68"
ReachΔ 4"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
39.2
Layoff (months)Δ 24.1 mo
63.3
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tyson Nam carries real power — 0.60 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Tyson Nam rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Jerome Rivera rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Tyson Nam

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2011

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.32 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 40 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Jerome Rivera

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 14
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 22
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.47 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2923.87/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
743.21/min · norm 3.48
3754.97/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
803.47/min · norm 3.24
33.7%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
28.8%norm 44.6%
65.4%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
48.4%norm 56.4%
30.60/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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 13.0%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 9.3%)

Jerome Rivera

Head 63.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.3% (norm 13.0%) · 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/AAccFlyweight med Rivera L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 266 / 822 32.4% 39.9% 64 / 234 27.4% 39.9%
In the clinch 9 / 20 too few to rate 70.1% 10 / 23 too few to rate 70.1%
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/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Rivera L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 358 / 1050 34.1% 39.9% 49 / 112 43.8% 39.9%
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 70.4% 24 / 36 66.7% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 260 / 919 28.3% 35.4% 47 / 107 43.9% 35.4%
To the body 50 / 90 55.6% 67.9% 18 / 29 62.1% 67.9%
To the legs 65 / 76 85.5% 80.2% 15 / 19 too few to rate 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.30
1487.5% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
233.3% def · norm 62.5%
2:353.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
1:074.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
1:340:18 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
7:445:02 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · 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 — Nam has more cage time on record.