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Tyson Nam vs.
Matt Schnell

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
7-9-0 (1 NC) Matt Schnell · 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
7-9-0 (1 NC)
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
42
AgeΔ 6 yrs
36
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
68"
ReachΔ 2"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
36.7
Layoff (months)Δ 34.7 mo
2
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Last 5 (newest first)
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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.

Tyson Nam carries real power — 0.60 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Matt Schnell is a submission threat — 1.18 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 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

Matt Schnell

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 79
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 62
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 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
5144.05/min · norm 3.49
3754.97/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
5304.18/min · norm 3.24
33.7%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
40.3%norm 44.6%
65.4%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
54.5%norm 56.4%
30.60/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.12/15 · 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%)

Matt Schnell

Distance 90.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.7% (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%)

Matt Schnell

Head 84.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 8.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 7.7% (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 Schnell L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 266 / 822 32.4% 40.0% 426 / 1152 37.0% 40.0%
In the clinch 9 / 20 too few to rate 70.4% 43 / 64 67.2% 70.4%
On the ground 17 / 25 68.0% 69.7% 45 / 60 75.0% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 167 / 700 23.9% 37.6% 370 / 1074 34.5% 37.6%
To the body 60 / 97 61.9% 68.5% 66 / 104 63.5% 68.5%
To the legs 65 / 70 92.9% 80.0% 78 / 98 79.6% 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 Schnell L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 358 / 1050 34.1% 40.1% 398 / 1007 39.5% 40.1%
In the clinch 13 / 26 50.0% 68.8% 48 / 65 73.8% 68.8%
On the ground 4 / 9 too few to rate 71.1% 84 / 93 90.3% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 260 / 919 28.3% 35.2% 379 / 962 39.4% 35.2%
To the body 50 / 90 55.6% 68.2% 67 / 92 72.8% 68.2%
To the legs 65 / 76 85.5% 80.3% 84 / 111 75.7% 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
545.5% acc · 0.59/15 · norm 1.30
1487.5% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1043.5% def · norm 62.5%
2:353.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
8:326.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
1:340:18 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
22:202:38 per 15 · norm 2:44
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
101.18/15 · norm 0.58

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

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