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Anthony Rocco Martin vs.
Leonardo Santos

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

9-6-0 Anthony Rocco Martin · UFC
7-3-1 Leonardo Santos · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

9-6-0
UFC record
7-3-1
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36.7
AgeΔ 9.8 yrs
46.5
6'0"
HeightΔ 0"
6'0"
73"
ReachΔ 2"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
74
Layoff (months)Δ 26.5 mo
47.5
LWLWW
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 Rocco Martin is a submission threat — 1.02 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Leonardo Santos carries real power — 0.38 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Anthony Rocco Martin rarely shoots — 0.71 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 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 Rocco Martin

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

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500

Leonardo Santos

Full career not yet synced for Leonardo Santos — 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 +1.6 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5112.68/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3362.82/min · norm 3.42
4942.59/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
4053.40/min · norm 3.37
37.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
46.9%norm 43.5%
58.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.1%norm 56.3%
20.16/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.38/15 · norm 0.25

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

Anthony Rocco Martin

Distance 91.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.0%)

Leonardo Santos

Distance 82.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Anthony Rocco Martin

Head 87.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 7.9%)

Leonardo Santos

Head 74.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Martin L/AAccLightweight med Santos L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 428 / 1254 34.1% 37.9% 237 / 588 40.3% 37.9%
In the clinch 42 / 64 65.6% 67.3% 41 / 56 73.2% 67.3%
On the ground 41 / 56 73.2% 69.1% 58 / 73 79.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 371 / 1202 30.9% 35.0% 207 / 535 38.7% 35.0%
To the body 47 / 62 75.8% 69.1% 77 / 121 63.6% 69.1%
To the legs 93 / 110 84.5% 81.9% 52 / 61 85.2% 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 Martin L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Santos L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 415 / 1086 38.2% 38.9% 294 / 731 40.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 69 / 84 82.1% 68.6% 72 / 96 75.0% 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 14 too few to rate 68.0% 39 / 56 69.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 228 / 821 27.8% 35.1% 206 / 633 32.5% 35.1%
To the body 151 / 211 71.6% 68.1% 123 / 156 78.8% 68.1%
To the legs 115 / 152 75.7% 81.5% 76 / 94 80.9% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

927.3% acc · 0.71/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
725.9% acc · 0.88/15 · norm 1.38
3368.8% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
4087.0% def · norm 64.0%
48:2925.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
15:0812.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
26:512:06 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
35:404:29 per 15 · norm 2:46
131.02/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
20.25/15 · norm 0.49

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

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