Rei Tsuruya vs. Luis Gurule

UFC 2-1-0 vs. 1-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-1-0
UFC record
1-4-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
24
AgeΔ 8 yrs
32
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
68"
ReachΔ 4"
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.3
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
2.3
WLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rei Tsuruya hunts takedowns — 3.60 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Rei Tsuruya owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Luis Gurule absorbs 5.65 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.24 Flyweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Rei Tsuruya

Full career not yet synced for Rei Tsuruya — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Luis Gurule

Full career not yet synced for Luis Gurule — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

661.98/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
2775.02/min · norm 3.49
762.28/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
3125.65/min · norm 3.24
46.2%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
41.3%norm 44.6%
42.0%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
57.0%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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

Rei Tsuruya

Distance 72.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 25.2% (norm 7.3%)

Luis Gurule

Distance 93.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 7.3%)

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

Rei Tsuruya

Head 93.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 4.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 1.4% (norm 9.3%)

Luis Gurule

Head 84.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 8.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Tsuruya L/AAccFlyweight med Gurule L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 37 / 103 35.9% 40.0% 249 / 626 39.8% 40.0%
In the clinch 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.4% 24 / 38 63.2% 70.4%
On the ground 27 / 36 75.0% 69.7% 4 / 7 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 60 / 134 44.8% 37.6% 207 / 565 36.6% 37.6%
To the body 4 / 7 too few to rate 68.5% 28 / 55 50.9% 68.5%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 80.0% 42 / 51 82.4% 80.0%

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 · Flyweight: 73 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 Tsuruya L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Gurule L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 62 / 115 53.9% 40.1% 271 / 675 40.1% 40.1%
In the clinch 9 / 10 too few to rate 68.8% 20 / 24 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 5 / 6 too few to rate 71.1% 21 / 27 77.8% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 46 / 97 47.4% 35.2% 194 / 568 34.2% 35.2%
To the body 24 / 28 85.7% 68.2% 66 / 101 65.3% 68.2%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 80.3% 52 / 57 91.2% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
825.0% acc · 3.60/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
317.6% acc · 0.81/15 · norm 1.30
150.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1173.3% def · norm 62.5%
12:2537.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
6:2511.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
5:192:23 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
5:321:30 per 15 · norm 2:44
10.45/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
10.27/15 · norm 0.58

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