Mike de la Torre vs. Yui Chul Nam

UFC 2-4-0 (1 NC) vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
1-2-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
39
AgeΔ 6 yrs
45
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
112
Layoff (months)Δ 16.3 mo
128.3
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Yui Chul Nam carries real power — 1.00 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Yui Chul Nam owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.
Mike de la Torre rarely shoots — 0.36 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mike de la Torre

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 24
Tier 3 — regional circuit 125

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.3 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Yui Chul Nam

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 178

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.24 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1333.21/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1593.53/min · norm 3.54
1974.75/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
902.00/min · norm 3.47
39.2%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
51.3%norm 45.0%
51.6%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
48.3%norm 54.85%
10.36/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
31.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Mike de la Torre

Distance 80.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 6.5%)

Yui Chul Nam

Distance 40.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 37.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 22.3% (norm 6.5%)

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

Mike de la Torre

Head 90.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 7.8%)

Yui Chul Nam

Head 76.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Torre L/AAccFeatherweight med Nam L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 81 / 272 29.8% 40.9% 43 / 125 34.4% 40.9%
In the clinch 37 / 50 74.0% 70.8% 81 / 116 69.8% 70.8%
On the ground 15 / 17 too few to rate 69.2% 35 / 69 50.7% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 105 / 305 34.4% 37.2% 107 / 237 45.1% 37.2%
To the body 25 / 31 80.6% 68.2% 37 / 55 67.3% 68.2%
To the legs 3 / 3 too few to rate 80.7% 15 / 18 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Torre L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Nam L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 82 / 255 32.2% 39.2% 35 / 93 37.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 80 / 103 77.7% 70.3% 33 / 54 61.1% 70.3%
On the ground 35 / 49 71.4% 69.4% 22 / 27 81.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 137 / 321 42.7% 35.9% 72 / 154 46.8% 35.9%
To the body 48 / 72 66.7% 67.9% 14 / 16 too few to rate 67.9%
To the legs 12 / 14 too few to rate 81.5% 4 / 4 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
116.7% acc · 0.36/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
416.0% acc · 1.33/15 · norm 1.19
3583.3% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1257.1% def · norm 61.5%
5:4814.0% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
16:3136.7% of cage time · norm 16.7%
18:346:43 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
17:585:59 per 15 · norm 3:12
00.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
10.33/15 · norm 0.46

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