Yusuke Kasuya vs.
Nick Hein
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.
Yusuke Kasuya
Full career not yet synced for Yusuke Kasuya — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Nick Hein
Full career not yet synced for Nick Hein — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 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)
Yusuke Kasuya
Distance 97.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
Nick Hein
Distance 97.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yusuke Kasuya
Head 69.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.9%)
Nick Hein
Head 82.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kasuya L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Hein L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 46 / 106 | 43.4% | 37.9% | 265 / 764 | 34.7% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 9 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 22 / 76 | 28.9% | 35.0% | 188 / 647 | 29.1% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 47 / 91 | 51.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Kasuya L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Hein L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 47 / 117 | 40.2% | 38.9% | 347 / 900 | 38.6% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 45 / 66 | 68.2% | 68.0% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 80 / 166 | 48.2% | 35.1% | 255 / 745 | 34.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 80 / 139 | 57.6% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 41 / 53 | 77.4% | 81.5% |
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 — Hein has more cage time on record.