James Krause vs. Alex White

UFC 9-4-0 vs. 4-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-4-0
UFC record
4-6-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
40
AgeΔ 3 yrs
37
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
73"
ReachΔ 2"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
69.7
Layoff (months)Δ 11.7 mo
81.4
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alex White carries real power — 0.52 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
James Krause is a submission threat — 0.99 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
James Krause outworks the Lightweight division — 5.15 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.42 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

James Krause

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 95
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 143

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.23 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Alex White

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 46
Tier 3 — regional circuit 100

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7825.15/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
4313.76/min · norm 3.42
6574.33/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3523.07/min · norm 3.37
50.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
42.0%norm 43.5%
61.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.8%norm 56.3%
30.30/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
40.52/15 · norm 0.25

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

James Krause

Distance 93.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 8.0%)

Alex White

Distance 79.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

James Krause

Head 82.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)

Alex White

Head 76.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Krause L/AAccLightweight med White L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 720 / 1459 49.3% 37.9% 288 / 816 35.3% 37.9%
In the clinch 37 / 57 64.9% 67.3% 118 / 176 67.0% 67.3%
On the ground 25 / 41 61.0% 69.1% 25 / 34 73.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 581 / 1287 45.1% 35.0% 265 / 780 34.0% 35.0%
To the body 107 / 151 70.9% 69.1% 138 / 211 65.4% 69.1%
To the legs 94 / 119 79.0% 81.9% 28 / 35 80.0% 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 Krause L/AOpp accLightweight med vs White L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 529 / 1534 34.5% 38.9% 240 / 727 33.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 63 / 92 68.5% 68.6% 65 / 102 63.7% 68.6%
On the ground 65 / 95 68.4% 68.0% 47 / 68 69.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 388 / 1312 29.6% 35.1% 223 / 671 33.2% 35.1%
To the body 152 / 265 57.4% 68.1% 66 / 128 51.6% 68.1%
To the legs 117 / 144 81.2% 81.5% 63 / 98 64.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
815.4% acc · 0.79/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
728.0% acc · 0.92/15 · norm 1.38
2464.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2771.1% def · norm 64.0%
32:1821.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
8:497.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
18:371:50 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
38:375:03 per 15 · norm 2:46
100.99/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
40.52/15 · norm 0.49

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