Teemu Packalen vs. Thibault Gouti

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 1-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
1-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 0 yrs
39
6'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
75"
ReachΔ 3"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
83
Layoff (months)Δ 10.4 mo
93.4
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Teemu Packalen is a submission threat — 1.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Teemu Packalen carries real power — 0.77 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Thibault Gouti absorbs 5.64 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Lightweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Teemu Packalen

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 30
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 11 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Thibault Gouti

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 37
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 110

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

502.57/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1803.68/min · norm 3.42
763.91/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2765.64/min · norm 3.37
54.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
34.5%norm 43.5%
47.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
50.3%norm 56.3%
10.77/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.31/15 · norm 0.25

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

Teemu Packalen

Distance 73.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 18.5% (norm 8.0%)

Thibault Gouti

Distance 89.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 8.0%)

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

Teemu Packalen

Head 83.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.2% (norm 7.9%)

Thibault Gouti

Head 87.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Packalen L/AAccLightweight med Gouti L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 34 / 68 50.0% 37.9% 145 / 466 31.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 5 / 7 too few to rate 67.3% 17 / 33 51.5% 67.3%
On the ground 11 / 17 too few to rate 69.1% 18 / 23 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 37 / 77 48.1% 35.0% 140 / 455 30.8% 35.0%
To the body 12 / 13 too few to rate 69.1% 22 / 40 55.0% 69.1%
To the legs 1 / 2 too few to rate 81.9% 18 / 27 66.7% 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 Packalen L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Gouti L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 56 / 117 47.9% 38.9% 178 / 405 44.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 8 / 11 too few to rate 68.6% 30 / 47 63.8% 68.6%
On the ground 12 / 18 too few to rate 68.0% 68 / 103 66.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 48 / 109 44.0% 35.1% 202 / 455 44.4% 35.1%
To the body 14 / 20 too few to rate 68.1% 48 / 70 68.6% 68.1%
To the legs 14 / 17 too few to rate 81.5% 26 / 30 86.7% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
325.0% acc · 2.31/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
480.0% acc · 1.23/15 · norm 1.38
1100.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2083.3% def · norm 64.0%
3:2417.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
7:0814.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
7:065:28 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
13:044:00 per 15 · norm 2:46
21.54/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.31/15 · norm 0.49

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