Mike Easton vs. Raphael Assuncao

UFC 3-4-0 vs. 12-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-4-0
UFC record
12-7-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
42
AgeΔ 2 yrs
44
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
70"
ReachΔ 4"
66"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
145.8
Layoff (months)Δ 104.8 mo
41
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Raphael Assuncao hunts takedowns — 1.59 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Raphael Assuncao defends head shots well — opponents land just 21%, vs a 35% Bantamweight norm.
Mike Easton is wasteful with head shots — only 22% land, vs a 35% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mike Easton

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 3 — regional circuit 102

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Raphael Assuncao

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 127
Tier 3 — regional circuit 163

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 38 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3513.51/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
7863.46/min · norm 3.52
4274.28/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
6252.76/min · norm 3.58
37.1%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
43.7%norm 43.4%
61.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
66.0%norm 56.6%
10.15/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.13/15 · norm 0.30

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

Mike Easton

Distance 87.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 6.5%)

Raphael Assuncao

Distance 88.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Mike Easton

Head 70.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.9% (norm 8.4%)

Raphael Assuncao

Head 71.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 17.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Easton L/AAccBantamweight med Assuncao L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 259 / 828 31.3% 39.0% 639 / 1593 40.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 79 / 101 78.2% 68.7% 80 / 116 69.0% 68.7%
On the ground 13 / 18 too few to rate 70.2% 67 / 90 74.4% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 144 / 663 21.7% 34.9% 418 / 1293 32.3% 34.9%
To the body 97 / 152 63.8% 66.8% 126 / 197 64.0% 66.8%
To the legs 110 / 132 83.3% 79.4% 242 / 309 78.3% 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 Easton L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Assuncao L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 319 / 948 33.6% 39.3% 578 / 1761 32.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 95 / 145 65.5% 70.4% 29 / 52 55.8% 70.4%
On the ground 13 / 24 too few to rate 72.4% 18 / 23 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 248 / 872 28.4% 34.9% 274 / 1322 20.7% 34.9%
To the body 88 / 136 64.7% 66.0% 158 / 252 62.7% 66.0%
To the legs 91 / 109 83.5% 79.1% 193 / 262 73.7% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
522.7% acc · 0.75/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
2438.7% acc · 1.59/15 · norm 1.12
2266.7% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
3078.9% def · norm 66.7%
9:269.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
29:2913.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
22:333:23 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
15:161:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.13/15 · norm 0.28

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