Vaughan Lee vs. Motonobu Tezuka

UFC 3-5-0 vs. 0-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-5-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
43
AgeΔ 5 yrs
38
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
66"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
132.7
Layoff (months)Δ 29 mo
161.7
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Vaughan Lee is a submission threat — 1.01 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Motonobu Tezuka owns the mat — in control 39% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
Motonobu Tezuka is a submission threat — 0.50 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Vaughan Lee

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 117

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.02 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Motonobu Tezuka

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2583.47/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
260.87/min · norm 3.52
1542.07/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
842.80/min · norm 3.58
47.3%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
23.6%norm 43.4%
70.2%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
51.2%norm 56.6%
10.20/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Vaughan Lee

Distance 86.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 6.5%)

Motonobu Tezuka

Distance 98.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Vaughan Lee

Head 64.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 23.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 8.4%)

Motonobu Tezuka

Head 76.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 1.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 21.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Lee L/AAccBantamweight med Tezuka L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 203 / 470 43.2% 39.0% 25 / 108 23.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 40 / 52 76.9% 68.7% 1 / 2 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 15 / 24 too few to rate 70.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 353 35.7% 34.9% 9 / 84 10.7% 34.9%
To the body 82 / 126 65.1% 66.8% 1 / 2 too few to rate 66.8%
To the legs 50 / 67 74.6% 79.4% 16 / 24 too few to rate 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 Lee L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Tezuka L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 99 / 432 22.9% 39.3% 61 / 143 42.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 21 / 37 56.8% 70.4% 18 / 24 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 34 / 48 70.8% 72.4% 5 / 5 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 100 / 409 24.4% 34.9% 47 / 120 39.2% 34.9%
To the body 40 / 73 54.8% 66.0% 23 / 32 71.9% 66.0%
To the legs 14 / 35 40.0% 79.1% 14 / 20 too few to rate 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
433.3% acc · 0.81/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
311.1% acc · 1.50/15 · norm 1.12
2672.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 66.7%
8:0610.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
11:3438.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
26:545:25 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
2:231:11 per 15 · norm 2:24
51.01/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.50/15 · norm 0.28

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