Takanori Gomi vs. Dong Hyun Ma

UFC 4-9-0 vs. 3-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-9-0
UFC record
3-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
47
AgeΔ 10 yrs
37
5'7"
HeightΔ 4"
5'11"
70"
ReachΔ 0"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
106.5
Layoff (months)Δ 26.9 mo
79.6
LLLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Takanori Gomi rarely shoots — 0.17 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Dong Hyun Ma's takedown defense leaks — 33% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.
Takanori Gomi absorbs 4.74 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Lightweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Takanori Gomi

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 510
Tier 3 — regional circuit 315

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 52 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Dong Hyun Ma

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 136

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.32 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3674.11/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2352.84/min · norm 3.42
4234.74/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3394.10/min · norm 3.37
38.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
41.4%norm 43.5%
57.4%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.7%norm 56.3%
20.34/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.18/15 · norm 0.25

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

Takanori Gomi

Distance 94.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 8.0%)

Dong Hyun Ma

Distance 86.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Takanori Gomi

Head 77.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.9%)

Dong Hyun Ma

Head 81.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Gomi L/AAccLightweight med Ma L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 324 / 892 36.3% 37.9% 185 / 488 37.9% 37.9%
In the clinch 32 / 38 84.2% 67.3% 32 / 52 61.5% 67.3%
On the ground 11 / 13 too few to rate 69.1% 18 / 27 66.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 230 / 734 31.3% 35.0% 162 / 461 35.1% 35.0%
To the body 109 / 169 64.5% 69.1% 32 / 57 56.1% 69.1%
To the legs 28 / 40 70.0% 81.9% 41 / 49 83.7% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Gomi L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Ma L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 354 / 886 40.0% 38.9% 237 / 589 40.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 23 / 33 69.7% 68.6% 45 / 67 67.2% 68.6%
On the ground 46 / 73 63.0% 68.0% 57 / 92 62.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 299 / 831 36.0% 35.1% 241 / 606 39.8% 35.1%
To the body 78 / 107 72.9% 68.1% 63 / 89 70.8% 68.1%
To the legs 46 / 54 85.2% 81.5% 35 / 53 66.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
125.0% acc · 0.17/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
753.8% acc · 1.27/15 · norm 1.38
1860.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
333.3% def · norm 64.0%
10:0311.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
13:2016.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
11:582:00 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
22:184:02 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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