Demian Maia vs. Lyman Good

UFC 22-11-0 vs. 3-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
22-11-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
48
AgeΔ 7 yrs
41
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
61.9
Layoff (months)Δ 11.7 mo
73.6
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Demian Maia is a submission threat — 0.99 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Lyman Good carries real power — 0.82 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Demian Maia owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Demian Maia

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2211
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.45 · 22 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 16-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500

Lyman Good

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 116
Tier 3 — regional circuit 100

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7391.80/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
2935.34/min · norm 3.17
8462.07/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
2204.01/min · norm 3.06
43.6%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
48.8%norm 44.9%
63.6%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
63.0%norm 55.25%
10.04/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
30.82/15 · norm 0.38

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

Demian Maia

Distance 70.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 22.0% (norm 8.1%)

Lyman Good

Distance 86.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 10.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.1%)

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

Demian Maia

Head 88.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 8.4%)

Lyman Good

Head 84.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Maia L/AAccWelterweight med Good L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 371 / 1188 31.2% 38.6% 221 / 519 42.6% 38.6%
In the clinch 89 / 135 65.9% 67.8% 58 / 64 90.6% 67.8%
On the ground 279 / 373 74.8% 67.2% 14 / 18 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 592 / 1493 39.7% 37.2% 214 / 506 42.3% 37.2%
To the body 108 / 153 70.6% 70.7% 52 / 64 81.2% 70.7%
To the legs 39 / 50 78.0% 82.9% 27 / 31 87.1% 82.9%

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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Maia L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Good L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 655 / 2026 32.3% 39.0% 180 / 542 33.2% 39.0%
In the clinch 58 / 95 61.1% 68.9% 40 / 53 75.5% 68.9%
On the ground 133 / 206 64.6% 68.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 567 / 1924 29.5% 35.6% 134 / 473 28.3% 35.6%
To the body 106 / 185 57.3% 69.6% 53 / 86 61.6% 69.6%
To the legs 173 / 218 79.4% 82.1% 33 / 36 91.7% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
6824.8% acc · 2.49/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 0.27/15 · norm 1.27
2461.5% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
1575.0% def · norm 63.9%
155:1937.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
1:242.6% of cage time · norm 18.5%
49:591:49 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
6:001:38 per 15 · norm 3:15
270.99/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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