Denis Tiuliulin vs. Sedriques Dumas

UFC 1-5-0 vs. 3-5-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-5-0
UFC record
3-5-0 (1 NC)
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38
AgeΔ 7 yrs
31
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
77"
ReachΔ 2"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
24.1
Layoff (months)Δ 20.7 mo
3.4
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLNCLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Denis Tiuliulin carries real power — 0.64 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Sedriques Dumas owns the mat — in control 34% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Denis Tiuliulin absorbs 5.23 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.20 Middleweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Denis Tiuliulin

Full career not yet synced for Denis Tiuliulin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Sedriques Dumas

Full career not yet synced for Sedriques Dumas — 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 -0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1703.61/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1351.97/min · norm 3.25
2465.23/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1822.65/min · norm 3.20
41.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
44.3%norm 47.4%
38.0%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
53.3%norm 53.8%
20.64/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Denis Tiuliulin

Distance 90.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 10.3%)

Sedriques Dumas

Distance 88.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Denis Tiuliulin

Head 81.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.7% (norm 8.4%)

Sedriques Dumas

Head 66.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Tiuliulin L/AAccMiddleweight med Dumas L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 142 / 375 37.9% 40.5% 104 / 269 38.7% 40.5%
In the clinch 22 / 24 too few to rate 70.3% 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 6 / 14 too few to rate 69.1% 24 / 28 85.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 116 / 338 34.3% 38.9% 62 / 203 30.5% 38.9%
To the body 45 / 64 70.3% 71.7% 26 / 44 59.1% 71.7%
To the legs 9 / 11 too few to rate 83.3% 47 / 58 81.0% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Tiuliulin L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Dumas L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 191 / 332 57.5% 39.5% 116 / 295 39.3% 39.5%
In the clinch 22 / 29 75.9% 70.9% 20 / 26 76.9% 70.9%
On the ground 33 / 36 91.7% 69.0% 46 / 69 66.7% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 171 / 312 54.8% 37.9% 117 / 302 38.7% 37.9%
To the body 40 / 49 81.6% 71.3% 46 / 64 71.9% 71.3%
To the legs 35 / 36 97.2% 82.1% 19 / 24 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
342.9% acc · 0.96/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
527.8% acc · 1.09/15 · norm 1.42
1872.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
633.3% def · norm 63.1%
3:287.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
23:3034.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
17:575:43 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
14:483:14 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.47

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