Travis Lutter vs. Patrick Cote
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Travis Lutter
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.47 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Patrick Cote
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Travis Lutter
Distance 62.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 27.1% (norm 10.3%)
Patrick Cote
Distance 73.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 11.6% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Travis Lutter
Head 88.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)
Patrick Cote
Head 70.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lutter L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Cote L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 5 / 37 | 13.5% | 40.5% | 405 / 1008 | 40.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 135 / 210 | 64.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 122 / 160 | 76.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 13 / 52 | 25.0% | 38.9% | 394 / 972 | 40.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 108 / 189 | 57.1% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 160 / 217 | 73.7% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Lutter L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Cote L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 31 / 89 | 34.8% | 39.5% | 429 / 991 | 43.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 68 | 83.8% | 70.9% | 163 / 241 | 67.6% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 24 / 38 | 63.2% | 69.0% | 178 / 260 | 68.5% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 56 / 132 | 42.4% | 37.9% | 461 / 1102 | 41.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 71.3% | 167 / 219 | 76.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 35 / 38 | 92.1% | 82.1% | 142 / 171 | 83.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cote has more cage time on record.