TJ Dillashaw vs. Mike Easton

UFC 13-5-0 vs. 3-4-0
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Tale of the tape

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TJ Dillashaw

VS

Mike Easton

13-5-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
40
AgeΔ 2 yrs
42
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
67"
ReachΔ 3"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
45.5
Layoff (months)Δ 100.3 mo
145.8
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
TJ Dillashaw is a submission threat — 0.82 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
TJ Dillashaw carries real power — 0.61 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 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

TJ Dillashaw

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 135
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.57 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 9-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

11235.09/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
3513.51/min · norm 3.52
7663.47/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
4274.28/min · norm 3.58
41.1%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
37.1%norm 43.4%
62.0%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
61.8%norm 56.6%
90.61/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
10.15/15 · norm 0.30

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

TJ Dillashaw

Distance 84.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 9.4% (norm 6.5%)

Mike Easton

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

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

TJ Dillashaw

Head 81.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 8.4%)

Mike Easton

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

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Dillashaw L/AAccBantamweight med Easton L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 820 / 2303 35.6% 39.0% 259 / 828 31.3% 39.0%
In the clinch 113 / 172 65.7% 68.7% 79 / 101 78.2% 68.7%
On the ground 190 / 257 73.9% 70.2% 13 / 18 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 748 / 2225 33.6% 34.9% 144 / 663 21.7% 34.9%
To the body 163 / 237 68.8% 66.8% 97 / 152 63.8% 66.8%
To the legs 212 / 270 78.5% 79.4% 110 / 132 83.3% 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 Dillashaw L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Easton L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 633 / 1824 34.7% 39.3% 319 / 948 33.6% 39.3%
In the clinch 52 / 96 54.2% 70.4% 95 / 145 65.5% 70.4%
On the ground 81 / 98 82.7% 72.4% 13 / 24 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 545 / 1664 32.8% 34.9% 248 / 872 28.4% 34.9%
To the body 132 / 236 55.9% 66.0% 88 / 136 64.7% 66.0%
To the legs 89 / 118 75.4% 79.1% 91 / 109 83.5% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2330.7% acc · 1.56/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
522.7% acc · 0.75/15 · norm 1.12
3577.8% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2266.7% def · norm 66.7%
54:1524.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
9:269.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
8:330:34 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
22:333:23 per 15 · norm 2:24
120.82/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

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