Andrew Craig vs.
Kyle Noke
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.
Andrew Craig
Full career not yet synced for Andrew Craig — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Kyle Noke
Full career not yet synced for Kyle Noke — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 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)
Andrew Craig
Distance 86.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 10.3%)
Kyle Noke
Distance 76.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 18.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Andrew Craig
Head 84.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 8.4%)
Kyle Noke
Head 62.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 21.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Craig L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Noke L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 150 / 445 | 33.7% | 40.5% | 250 / 533 | 46.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 70.3% | 22 / 39 | 56.4% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 29 / 34 | 85.3% | 69.1% | 85 / 127 | 66.9% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 142 / 431 | 32.9% | 38.9% | 170 / 439 | 38.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 71.7% | 72 / 110 | 65.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 35 / 42 | 83.3% | 83.3% | 115 / 150 | 76.7% | 82.9% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Craig L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Noke L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 190 / 442 | 43.0% | 39.5% | 149 / 489 | 30.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 70.9% | 20 / 41 | 48.8% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 69.0% | 63 / 85 | 74.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 164 / 390 | 42.1% | 37.9% | 183 / 526 | 34.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 51 / 77 | 66.2% | 71.3% | 28 / 50 | 56.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 43 / 55 | 78.2% | 82.1% | 21 / 39 | 53.8% | 82.1% |
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 — Noke has more cage time on record.