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Yao Zhikui vs.
Jenel Lausa

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

1-3-0 Yao Zhikui · UFC
1-3-0 Jenel Lausa · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-3-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
35.5
AgeΔ 2.5 yrs
38
5'5"
HeightΔ 0"
5'5"
64"
ReachΔ 4"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
116.3
Layoff (months)Δ 18.9 mo
97.4
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLW
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.

Jenel Lausa carries real power — 0.55 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Jenel Lausa rarely shoots — 0.55 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Yao Zhikui is wasteful with strikes at range — only 17% land, vs a 40% 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.

Yao Zhikui

Full career not yet synced for Yao Zhikui — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Jenel Lausa

Full career not yet synced for Jenel Lausa — 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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

661.44/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
781.44/min · norm 3.49
1292.82/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
1913.53/min · norm 3.24
21.6%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
42.4%norm 44.6%
48.8%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
53.5%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
20.55/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Yao Zhikui

Distance 85.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 7.3%)

Jenel Lausa

Distance 90.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 0.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.2% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Yao Zhikui

Head 90.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 3.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 9.3%)

Jenel Lausa

Head 90.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 7.6% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 2.2% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Zhikui L/AAccFlyweight med Lausa L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 45 / 260 17.3% 40.0% 67 / 166 40.4% 40.0%
In the clinch 8 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 13 / 27 48.1% 69.7% 11 / 17 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 49 / 276 17.8% 37.6% 68 / 166 41.0% 37.6%
To the body 6 / 12 too few to rate 68.5% 7 / 14 too few to rate 68.5%
To the legs 11 / 17 too few to rate 80.0% 3 / 4 too few to rate 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 Zhikui L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Lausa L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 87 / 200 43.5% 40.1% 58 / 218 26.6% 40.1%
In the clinch 29 / 34 85.3% 68.8% 9 / 13 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 13 / 18 too few to rate 71.1% 124 / 180 68.9% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 84 / 192 43.8% 35.2% 140 / 336 41.7% 35.2%
To the body 12 / 23 too few to rate 68.2% 31 / 45 68.9% 68.2%
To the legs 33 / 37 89.2% 80.3% 20 / 30 66.7% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

216.7% acc · 0.66/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 0.55/15 · norm 1.30
758.3% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1451.9% def · norm 62.5%
6:3314.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
2:415.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
10:223:24 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
25:217:01 per 15 · norm 2:44
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
30.83/15 · norm 0.58

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

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