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Tyson Nam vs.
Kai Kara-France

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

3-5-0 Tyson Nam · UFC
8-5-0 Kai Kara-France · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-5-0
UFC record
8-5-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
42
AgeΔ 9 yrs
33
5'7"
HeightΔ 3"
5'4"
68"
ReachΔ 1"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
36.7
Layoff (months)Δ 23.4 mo
13.3
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW
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.

Kai Kara-France carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
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.
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.

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

Kai Kara-France

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 86
Tier 3 — regional circuit 176

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2923.87/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
7124.46/min · norm 3.49
3754.97/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
5173.24/min · norm 3.24
33.7%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
40.2%norm 44.6%
65.4%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
64.3%norm 56.4%
30.60/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
80.75/15 · 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%)

Kai Kara-France

Distance 90.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.0% (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%)

Kai Kara-France

Head 79.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.6% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 10.6% (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 Kara-France L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 266 / 822 32.4% 40.0% 612 / 1602 38.2% 40.0%
In the clinch 9 / 20 too few to rate 70.4% 16 / 25 64.0% 70.4%
On the ground 17 / 25 68.0% 69.7% 84 / 142 59.2% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 167 / 700 23.9% 37.6% 455 / 1411 32.2% 37.6%
To the body 60 / 97 61.9% 68.5% 104 / 170 61.2% 68.5%
To the legs 65 / 70 92.9% 80.0% 153 / 188 81.4% 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 Kara-France L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 358 / 1050 34.1% 40.1% 480 / 1380 34.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 13 / 26 50.0% 68.8% 14 / 32 43.8% 68.8%
On the ground 4 / 9 too few to rate 71.1% 23 / 35 65.7% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 260 / 919 28.3% 35.2% 383 / 1255 30.5% 35.2%
To the body 50 / 90 55.6% 68.2% 86 / 131 65.6% 68.2%
To the legs 65 / 76 85.5% 80.3% 48 / 61 78.7% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
630.0% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 1.30
1487.5% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
4783.9% def · norm 62.5%
2:353.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
13:478.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
1:340:18 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
28:312:40 per 15 · norm 2:44
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 — Kara-France has more cage time on record.

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