James Krause vs. Sam Stout
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
James Krause
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 3 |
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
Sam Stout
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Sam Stout
Distance 93.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.4% (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%)
Sam Stout
Head 78.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.4% (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/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Stout L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 720 / 1459 | 49.3% | 37.9% | 856 / 3230 | 26.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 57 | 64.9% | 67.3% | 93 / 132 | 70.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 69.1% | 46 / 82 | 56.1% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 581 / 1287 | 45.1% | 35.0% | 474 / 2695 | 17.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 107 / 151 | 70.9% | 69.1% | 287 / 458 | 62.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 94 / 119 | 79.0% | 81.9% | 234 / 291 | 80.4% | 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Stout L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 529 / 1534 | 34.5% | 38.9% | 859 / 2106 | 40.8% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 92 | 68.5% | 68.6% | 78 / 112 | 69.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 65 / 95 | 68.4% | 68.0% | 36 / 58 | 62.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 388 / 1312 | 29.6% | 35.1% | 625 / 1812 | 34.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 152 / 265 | 57.4% | 68.1% | 181 / 258 | 70.2% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 117 / 144 | 81.2% | 81.5% | 167 / 206 | 81.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Stout has more cage time on record.