Gaston Bolanos vs. Aaron Phillips

UFC 3-2-0 vs. 0-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-2-0
UFC record
0-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
33
AgeΔ 4 yrs
37
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
69"
ReachΔ 2"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
1.6
Layoff (months)Δ 38.2 mo
39.8
WLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Aaron Phillips is a submission threat — 0.57 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Opponents land 52% of their head shots on Aaron Phillips, vs a 35% Bantamweight norm — a hole in the guard.
Gaston Bolanos rarely shoots — 0.75 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Gaston Bolanos

Full career not yet synced for Gaston Bolanos — 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 -0.8 wins over .500

Aaron Phillips

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 04
Tier 3 — regional circuit 122

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2363.91/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
791.51/min · norm 3.52
2143.54/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1923.66/min · norm 3.58
47.6%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
53.4%norm 43.4%
54.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
43.5%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Gaston Bolanos

Distance 86.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 6.5%)

Aaron Phillips

Distance 68.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 18.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 6.5%)

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

Gaston Bolanos

Head 62.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 20.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.9% (norm 8.4%)

Aaron Phillips

Head 62.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 30.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bolanos L/AAccBantamweight med Phillips L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 191 / 428 44.6% 39.0% 44 / 102 43.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 10 / 13 too few to rate 68.7% 22 / 27 81.5% 68.7%
On the ground 35 / 55 63.6% 70.2% 13 / 19 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 104 / 312 33.3% 34.9% 36 / 93 38.7% 34.9%
To the body 68 / 100 68.0% 66.8% 38 / 45 84.4% 66.8%
To the legs 64 / 84 76.2% 79.4% 5 / 10 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Bolanos L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Phillips L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 187 / 437 42.8% 39.3% 68 / 153 44.4% 39.3%
In the clinch 13 / 17 too few to rate 70.4% 31 / 40 77.5% 70.4%
On the ground 14 / 19 too few to rate 72.4% 93 / 147 63.3% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 171 / 412 41.5% 34.9% 130 / 252 51.6% 34.9%
To the body 38 / 51 74.5% 66.0% 28 / 44 63.6% 66.0%
To the legs 5 / 10 too few to rate 79.1% 34 / 44 77.3% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
375.0% acc · 0.75/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
350.0% acc · 0.86/15 · norm 1.12
1250.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1144.0% def · norm 66.7%
6:3110.8% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
7:1413.8% of cage time · norm 17.4%
20:535:11 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
30:078:36 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.57/15 · norm 0.28

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