Din Thomas vs. Kenny Florian

UFC 5-4-0 vs. 12-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-4-0
UFC record
12-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
49
AgeΔ 1 yrs
50
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
220.2
Layoff (months)Δ 42.2 mo
178
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Din Thomas is a submission threat — 1.22 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Kenny Florian is a submission threat — 1.04 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Kenny Florian hunts takedowns — 2.08 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Din Thomas

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 54
Tier 3 — regional circuit 215

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Kenny Florian

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 126
Tier 3 — regional circuit 20

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1821.85/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
4542.42/min · norm 3.42
2552.60/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3461.84/min · norm 3.37
37.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
40.0%norm 43.5%
59.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
64.0%norm 56.3%
10.15/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.08/15 · norm 0.25

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

Din Thomas

Distance 74.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 8.0%)

Kenny Florian

Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 22.6% (norm 8.0%)

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

Din Thomas

Head 90.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 7.9%)

Kenny Florian

Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Thomas L/AAccLightweight med Florian L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 102 / 361 28.3% 37.9% 219 / 753 29.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 60 / 90 66.7% 67.3% 81 / 126 64.3% 67.3%
On the ground 20 / 32 62.5% 69.1% 154 / 256 60.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 438 33.6% 35.0% 294 / 906 32.5% 35.0%
To the body 20 / 29 69.0% 69.1% 98 / 143 68.5% 69.1%
To the legs 15 / 16 too few to rate 81.9% 62 / 86 72.1% 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 Thomas L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Florian L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 80 / 340 23.5% 38.9% 151 / 633 23.9% 38.9%
In the clinch 61 / 92 66.3% 68.6% 83 / 140 59.3% 68.6%
On the ground 114 / 191 59.7% 68.0% 112 / 188 59.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 169 / 518 32.6% 35.1% 241 / 775 31.1% 35.1%
To the body 44 / 54 81.5% 68.1% 56 / 106 52.8% 68.1%
To the legs 42 / 51 82.4% 81.5% 49 / 80 61.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
952.9% acc · 1.38/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
2632.1% acc · 2.08/15 · norm 1.38
4676.7% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
3259.3% def · norm 64.0%
22:2722.9% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
44:4223.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
34:435:18 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
50:044:00 per 15 · norm 2:46
81.22/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
131.04/15 · norm 0.49

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