Dustin Hazelett vs. Tony DeSouza
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Dustin Hazelett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Tony DeSouza
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dustin Hazelett
Distance 73.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 20.2% (norm 8.1%)
Tony DeSouza
Distance 30.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 57.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dustin Hazelett
Head 83.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.4%)
Tony DeSouza
Head 91.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hazelett L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | DeSouza L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 80 / 222 | 36.0% | 38.6% | 2 / 26 | 7.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 29 / 61 | 47.5% | 67.2% | 34 / 49 | 69.4% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 253 | 35.2% | 37.2% | 39 / 79 | 49.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 70.7% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 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 Hazelett L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs DeSouza L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 89 / 216 | 41.2% | 39.0% | 20 / 45 | 44.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 57 | 66.7% | 68.9% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 64 / 87 | 73.6% | 68.0% | 39 / 57 | 68.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 118 / 266 | 44.4% | 35.6% | 51 / 95 | 53.7% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 50 / 61 | 82.0% | 69.6% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 82.1% | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hazelett has more cage time on record.