Anthony Njokuani vs.
Roger Bowling
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.
Anthony Njokuani
Full career not yet synced for Anthony Njokuani — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Roger Bowling
Full career not yet synced for Roger Bowling — 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 -0.3 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)
Anthony Njokuani
Distance 89.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 8.0%)
Roger Bowling
Distance 93.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Anthony Njokuani
Head 65.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.0% (norm 7.9%)
Roger Bowling
Head 79.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Njokuani L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Bowling L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 357 / 847 | 42.1% | 37.9% | 67 / 198 | 33.8% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 93 | 69.9% | 67.3% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 200 / 618 | 32.4% | 35.0% | 51 / 169 | 30.2% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 124 / 199 | 62.3% | 69.1% | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 103 / 133 | 77.4% | 81.9% | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 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 Njokuani L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Bowling L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 189 / 672 | 28.1% | 38.9% | 72 / 178 | 40.4% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 82 / 107 | 76.6% | 68.6% | 22 / 26 | 84.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 68.0% | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 143 / 570 | 25.1% | 35.1% | 86 / 196 | 43.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 59 / 114 | 51.8% | 68.1% | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 108 / 145 | 74.5% | 81.5% | 12 / 12 | 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 — Njokuani has more cage time on record.