Dan Lauzon vs. Efrain Escudero
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Dan Lauzon
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Efrain Escudero
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 49 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 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)
Dan Lauzon
Distance 65.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 20.5% (norm 8.0%)
Efrain Escudero
Distance 74.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dan Lauzon
Head 89.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 5.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 7.9%)
Efrain Escudero
Head 76.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lauzon L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Escudero L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 21 / 80 | 26.2% | 37.9% | 273 / 725 | 37.7% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 93 / 146 | 63.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 7 / 25 | 28.0% | 69.1% | 69 / 99 | 69.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 25 / 109 | 22.9% | 35.0% | 263 / 738 | 35.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 68 / 98 | 69.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 104 / 134 | 77.6% | 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 Lauzon L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Escudero L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 155 | 31.6% | 38.9% | 233 / 775 | 30.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 40 / 76 | 52.6% | 68.6% | 55 / 75 | 73.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 55 / 78 | 70.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 64 / 194 | 33.0% | 35.1% | 183 / 699 | 26.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 96 / 146 | 65.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 81.5% | 64 / 83 | 77.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Escudero has more cage time on record.