Wilson Reis vs.
Ben Nguyen
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.
Wilson Reis
Full career not yet synced for Wilson Reis — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Ben Nguyen
Full career not yet synced for Ben Nguyen — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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)
Wilson Reis
Distance 84.8% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 7.3%)
Ben Nguyen
Distance 89.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.8% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Wilson Reis
Head 81.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 7.6% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 9.3%)
Ben Nguyen
Head 82.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.6% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Reis L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Nguyen L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 182 / 778 | 23.4% | 40.0% | 164 / 467 | 35.1% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 70.4% | 31 / 37 | 83.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 52 / 83 | 62.7% | 69.7% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 152 / 746 | 20.4% | 37.6% | 145 / 432 | 33.6% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 35 / 70 | 50.0% | 68.5% | 40 / 61 | 65.6% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 84 / 101 | 83.2% | 80.0% | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 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 Reis L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Nguyen L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 305 / 804 | 37.9% | 40.1% | 76 / 290 | 26.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 69 | 59.4% | 68.8% | 6 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 106 / 151 | 70.2% | 71.1% | 98 / 134 | 73.1% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 327 / 848 | 38.6% | 35.2% | 147 / 392 | 37.5% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 89 / 127 | 70.1% | 68.2% | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 36 / 49 | 73.5% | 80.3% | 14 / 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 — Reis has more cage time on record.