Ken Stone vs. Dustin Pague

UFC 2-2-0 vs. 1-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
1-5-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
43
AgeΔ 4 yrs
39
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
71"
ReachΔ 3"
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
167.9
Layoff (months)Δ 14.3 mo
153.6
LWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Dustin Pague is a submission threat — 2.57 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Ken Stone is a submission threat — 0.68 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Ken Stone owns the mat — in control 35% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ken Stone

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 22
Tier 3 — regional circuit 92

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Dustin Pague

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 15
Tier 3 — regional circuit 116

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.06 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 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

904.10/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
961.65/min · norm 3.52
663.00/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1732.96/min · norm 3.58
51.1%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
53.6%norm 43.4%
50.0%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
41.2%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)

Ken Stone

Distance 83.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 14.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 6.5%)

Dustin Pague

Distance 74.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 17.3% (norm 6.5%)

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

Ken Stone

Head 71.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 19.9% (norm 8.4%)

Dustin Pague

Head 71.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Stone L/AAccBantamweight med Pague L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 65 / 147 44.2% 39.0% 58 / 133 43.6% 39.0%
In the clinch 24 / 25 96.0% 68.7% 13 / 15 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 1 / 4 too few to rate 70.2% 25 / 31 80.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 43 / 126 34.1% 34.9% 54 / 128 42.2% 34.9%
To the body 15 / 15 too few to rate 66.8% 18 / 23 too few to rate 66.8%
To the legs 32 / 35 91.4% 79.4% 24 / 28 85.7% 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 Stone L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Pague L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 49 / 114 43.0% 39.3% 81 / 166 48.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 6 / 6 too few to rate 70.4% 25 / 27 92.6% 70.4%
On the ground 11 / 12 too few to rate 72.4% 67 / 101 66.3% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 34 / 96 35.4% 34.9% 121 / 236 51.3% 34.9%
To the body 11 / 13 too few to rate 66.0% 14 / 19 too few to rate 66.0%
To the legs 21 / 23 too few to rate 79.1% 38 / 39 97.4% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
240.0% acc · 1.37/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
444.4% acc · 1.03/15 · norm 1.12
375.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
555.6% def · norm 66.7%
7:3834.7% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
13:0722.5% of cage time · norm 17.4%
1:140:50 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
28:477:23 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.68/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
102.57/15 · norm 0.28

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