Naoki Inoue vs. Carls John De Tomas
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Naoki Inoue
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.46 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Carls John De Tomas
Full career not yet synced for Carls John De Tomas — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Naoki Inoue
Distance 84.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 7.3%)
Carls John De Tomas
Distance 84.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Naoki Inoue
Head 85.6% (norm 75.9%) · Body 2.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 9.3%)
Carls John De Tomas
Head 78.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 2.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 18.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Inoue L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Tomas L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 77 / 265 | 29.1% | 40.0% | 28 / 86 | 32.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 20 / 33 | 60.6% | 69.7% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 82 / 267 | 30.7% | 37.6% | 26 / 80 | 32.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.5% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 24 / 38 | 63.2% | 80.0% | 11 / 19 | too few to rate | 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 (Flyweight: 73 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 Inoue L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Tomas L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 89 / 236 | 37.7% | 40.1% | 44 / 96 | 45.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 28 / 44 | 63.6% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 62 / 194 | 32.0% | 35.2% | 60 / 120 | 50.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 6 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 80.3% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Inoue has more cage time on record.