Chad Laprise vs. Thibault Gouti
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chad Laprise
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Thibault Gouti
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chad Laprise
Distance 89.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 8.1%)
Thibault Gouti
Distance 89.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chad Laprise
Head 78.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 8.4%)
Thibault Gouti
Head 87.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Laprise L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Gouti L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 349 / 859 | 40.6% | 38.6% | 145 / 466 | 31.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 46 | 60.9% | 67.8% | 17 / 33 | 51.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 33 / 53 | 62.3% | 67.2% | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 239 / 755 | 31.7% | 37.2% | 140 / 455 | 30.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 89 / 118 | 75.4% | 70.7% | 22 / 40 | 55.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 82 / 85 | 96.5% | 82.9% | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Laprise L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Gouti L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 250 / 801 | 31.2% | 39.0% | 178 / 405 | 44.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 41 | 82.9% | 68.9% | 30 / 47 | 63.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 24 / 45 | 53.3% | 68.0% | 68 / 103 | 66.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 165 / 685 | 24.1% | 35.6% | 202 / 455 | 44.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 61 / 99 | 61.6% | 69.6% | 48 / 70 | 68.6% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 82 / 103 | 79.6% | 82.1% | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Laprise has more cage time on record.