Bantamweight

Juan Diaz

“Pegajoso”

16-1-1

Age
28
Height
5'8"
Reach
5'10"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Entram Gym
Out of
Peru
Style
wrestler
Fight IQ
B · 69
Finish rate
19%
Win rate
94%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
3
Dec
13

FightMetric

SLpM

3.72

SApM

3.30

Str Acc

47%

Str Def

61%

TD Avg

5.50

TD Acc

50%

TD Def

63%

Sub Avg

0.79

Tape read

Chain-wrestling grappler

Fight IQ

69B

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 18 career fights for Juan Diaz. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B

Ground

B+

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

C

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • Ground game

    Competent offensive grappling — enough volume and threat to change where the fight is scored.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • Timing & reaction

    Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

Scouting report

Juan Diaz “Pegajoso” is a 28-year-old Orthodox bantamweight out of Peru, camped at Entram Gym. The tape read: chain-wrestling grappler. Career mark 16-1-1 — 0 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission, 13 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (69).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game B+ on 5.50 TD/15 and 0.79 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 61% / 3.30 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 63% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (41, D). Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Diaz yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

80 B+

Competent offensive grappling — enough volume and threat to change where the fight is scored.

  • 5.50 takedowns / 15 at 50% accuracy
  • 0.79 submission attempts / 15 · 3 career sub wins

Striking defense

65 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 61% striking defense · 3.30 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 1 defeats

Counter punching

41 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 47% accuracy on 3.72 SLpM
  • 0.16 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

56 C

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 61% · TD def 63% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.30 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

49 D

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.72 SLpM at 47% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.30 SApM

Takedown reaction

60 C

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 63% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 1 losses
  • 13 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

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