Alex White vs.
Mitch Clarke
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Alex White
Full career not yet synced for Alex White — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Mitch Clarke
Full career not yet synced for Mitch Clarke — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Alex White
Distance 79.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)
Mitch Clarke
Distance 86.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alex White
Head 76.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 7.9%)
Mitch Clarke
Head 70.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 18.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | White L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Clarke L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 288 / 816 | 35.3% | 37.9% | 124 / 421 | 29.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 118 / 176 | 67.0% | 67.3% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 69.1% | 4 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 265 / 780 | 34.0% | 35.0% | 82 / 342 | 24.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 138 / 211 | 65.4% | 69.1% | 31 / 57 | 54.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 28 / 35 | 80.0% | 81.9% | 53 / 89 | 59.6% | 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 White L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Clarke L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 240 / 727 | 33.0% | 38.9% | 129 / 305 | 42.3% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 102 | 63.7% | 68.6% | 45 / 59 | 76.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 47 / 68 | 69.1% | 68.0% | 57 / 79 | 72.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 223 / 671 | 33.2% | 35.1% | 184 / 383 | 48.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 66 / 128 | 51.6% | 68.1% | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 63 / 98 | 64.3% | 81.5% | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — White has more cage time on record.