Amir Albazi vs. Kai Kara-France

UFC 5-2-0 vs. 8-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-2-0
UFC record
8-5-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
32
AgeΔ 1 yrs
33
5'5"
HeightΔ 1"
5'4"
68"
ReachΔ 1"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6
Layoff (months)Δ 7.3 mo
13.3
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kai Kara-France carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Amir Albazi carries real power — 0.30 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Kai Kara-France rarely shoots — 0.56 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Amir Albazi

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 72
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2512.47/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
7124.46/min · norm 3.49
3943.88/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
5173.24/min · norm 3.24
33.8%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
40.2%norm 44.6%
59.4%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
64.3%norm 56.4%
20.30/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
80.75/15 · norm 0.18

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

Amir Albazi

Distance 91.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.1% (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)

Amir Albazi

Head 84.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 6.1% (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 Albazi L/AAccFlyweight med Kara-France L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 214 / 683 31.3% 40.0% 612 / 1602 38.2% 40.0%
In the clinch 7 / 15 too few to rate 70.4% 16 / 25 64.0% 70.4%
On the ground 30 / 45 66.7% 69.7% 84 / 142 59.2% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 174 / 629 27.7% 37.6% 455 / 1411 32.2% 37.6%
To the body 44 / 69 63.8% 68.5% 104 / 170 61.2% 68.5%
To the legs 33 / 45 73.3% 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 Albazi L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Kara-France L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 377 / 938 40.2% 40.1% 480 / 1380 34.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 9 / 16 too few to rate 68.8% 14 / 32 43.8% 68.8%
On the ground 8 / 16 too few to rate 71.1% 23 / 35 65.7% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 266 / 784 33.9% 35.2% 383 / 1255 30.5% 35.2%
To the body 77 / 115 67.0% 68.2% 86 / 131 65.6% 68.2%
To the legs 51 / 71 71.8% 80.3% 48 / 61 78.7% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
825.0% acc · 1.18/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
630.0% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 1.30
562.5% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
4783.9% def · norm 62.5%
24:3824.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
13:478.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
2:490:24 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
28:312:40 per 15 · norm 2:44
30.44/15 · 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.