Fabiano Iha vs. Din Thomas
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Fabiano Iha
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Din Thomas
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 5 |
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Fabiano Iha
Distance 51.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 30.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 18.3% (norm 8.0%)
Din Thomas
Distance 74.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Fabiano Iha
Head 75.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 7.9%)
Din Thomas
Head 90.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Iha L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Thomas L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 14 / 53 | 26.4% | 37.9% | 102 / 361 | 28.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 67.3% | 60 / 90 | 66.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 28 / 78 | 35.9% | 35.0% | 147 / 438 | 33.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 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 Iha L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Thomas L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 26 / 85 | 30.6% | 38.9% | 80 / 340 | 23.5% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 68 | 63.2% | 68.6% | 61 / 92 | 66.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 27 / 45 | 60.0% | 68.0% | 114 / 191 | 59.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 78 / 176 | 44.3% | 35.1% | 169 / 518 | 32.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 44 / 54 | 81.5% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Thomas has more cage time on record.