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Anthony Christodoulou vs.
Scott Holtzman

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

0-2-0 Anthony Christodoulou · UFC
7-6-0 Scott Holtzman · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

0-2-0
UFC record
7-6-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 3.9 yrs
42.9
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
131.9
Layoff (months)Δ 87.8 mo
44.1
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
The read

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.

Anthony Christodoulou rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Anthony Christodoulou absorbs 5.90 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Lightweight norm — hittable.
Scott Holtzman owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Anthony Christodoulou

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Scott Holtzman

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

402.19/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
7234.32/min · norm 3.42
1085.90/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
6123.66/min · norm 3.37
26.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
47.8%norm 43.5%
45.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
55.0%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
40.36/15 · norm 0.25

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

Anthony Christodoulou

Distance 91.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 8.0%)

Scott Holtzman

Distance 76.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 8.0%)

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

Anthony Christodoulou

Head 91.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 7.9%)

Scott Holtzman

Head 80.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Christodoulou L/AAccLightweight med Holtzman L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 33 / 137 24.1% 37.9% 461 / 1148 40.2% 37.9%
In the clinch 7 / 12 too few to rate 67.3% 115 / 157 73.2% 67.3%
On the ground 0 / 1 too few to rate 69.1% 147 / 206 71.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 29 / 137 21.2% 35.0% 528 / 1223 43.2% 35.0%
To the body 6 / 6 too few to rate 69.1% 117 / 183 63.9% 69.1%
To the legs 5 / 7 too few to rate 81.9% 78 / 105 74.3% 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 Christodoulou L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Holtzman L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 80 / 157 51.0% 38.9% 453 / 1136 39.9% 38.9%
In the clinch 20 / 28 71.4% 68.6% 122 / 169 72.2% 68.6%
On the ground 8 / 12 too few to rate 68.0% 37 / 56 66.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 69 / 144 47.9% 35.1% 382 / 1079 35.4% 35.1%
To the body 22 / 30 73.3% 68.1% 137 / 181 75.7% 68.1%
To the legs 17 / 23 too few to rate 81.5% 93 / 101 92.1% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
2156.8% acc · 1.88/15 · norm 1.38
240.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
6267.4% def · norm 64.0%
0:464.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
50:4630.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
5:124:15 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
32:332:55 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
20.18/15 · norm 0.49

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

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