Dhiego Lima vs. Chad Laprise

UFC 4-7-0 vs. 6-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-7-0
UFC record
6-4-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
37
AgeΔ 3 yrs
40
6'2"
HeightΔ 4"
5'10"
75"
ReachΔ 4"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
61.6
Layoff (months)Δ 30.4 mo
92
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Chad Laprise outworks the Welterweight division — 4.78 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.17 norm.
Dhiego Lima is a submission threat — 0.63 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Chad Laprise carries real power — 0.52 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Dhiego Lima

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 47
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 102

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.53 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Chad Laprise

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 84
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2973.12/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
4104.78/min · norm 3.17
3703.88/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
3083.59/min · norm 3.06
39.0%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
42.8%norm 44.9%
58.2%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
65.3%norm 55.25%
20.31/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
30.52/15 · norm 0.38

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

Dhiego Lima

Distance 84.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 8.1%)

Chad Laprise

Distance 89.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 8.1%)

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

Dhiego Lima

Head 80.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)

Chad Laprise

Head 78.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Lima L/AAccWelterweight med Laprise L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 229 / 646 35.4% 38.6% 349 / 859 40.6% 38.6%
In the clinch 11 / 14 too few to rate 67.8% 28 / 46 60.9% 67.8%
On the ground 57 / 101 56.4% 67.2% 33 / 53 62.3% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 189 / 616 30.7% 37.2% 239 / 755 31.7% 37.2%
To the body 49 / 75 65.3% 70.7% 89 / 118 75.4% 70.7%
To the legs 59 / 70 84.3% 82.9% 82 / 85 96.5% 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 Lima L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Laprise L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 272 / 761 35.7% 39.0% 250 / 801 31.2% 39.0%
In the clinch 38 / 46 82.6% 68.9% 34 / 41 82.9% 68.9%
On the ground 60 / 79 75.9% 68.0% 24 / 45 53.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 264 / 720 36.7% 35.6% 165 / 685 24.1% 35.6%
To the body 60 / 107 56.1% 69.6% 61 / 99 61.6% 69.6%
To the legs 46 / 59 78.0% 82.1% 82 / 103 79.6% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
834.8% acc · 1.26/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
654.5% acc · 1.05/15 · norm 1.27
2573.5% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
1178.6% def · norm 63.9%
14:0414.8% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
12:1714.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
22:383:33 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
3:080:32 per 15 · norm 3:15
40.63/15 · 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 — Lima has more cage time on record.