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Anthony Rocco Martin vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier

UFC 9-6-0 vs. 7-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-6-0
UFC record
7-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
37
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
5'9"
73"
ReachΔ 3"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
76.4
Layoff (months)Δ 10.4 mo
86.8
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Anthony Rocco Martin is a submission threat — 1.02 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Olivier Aubin-Mercier hunts takedowns — 2.36 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Olivier Aubin-Mercier owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Anthony Rocco Martin

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.23 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

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

Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 175
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.75 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5112.68/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3632.48/min · norm 3.44
4942.59/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
4342.97/min · norm 3.38
37.2%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
51.5%norm 43.65%
58.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
55.8%norm 56.3%
20.16/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.21/15 · norm 0.25

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

Anthony Rocco Martin

Distance 91.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.0%)

Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Distance 82.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Anthony Rocco Martin

Head 87.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 4.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 8.0%)

Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.0%)

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 Aubin-Mercier L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 428 / 1254 34.1% 38.3% 262 / 581 45.1% 38.3%
In the clinch 42 / 64 65.6% 67.5% 57 / 68 83.8% 67.5%
On the ground 41 / 56 73.2% 68.8% 44 / 56 78.6% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 371 / 1202 30.9% 35.1% 248 / 557 44.5% 35.1%
To the body 47 / 62 75.8% 69.1% 78 / 107 72.9% 69.1%
To the legs 93 / 110 84.5% 81.8% 37 / 41 90.2% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Aubin-Mercier L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 415 / 1086 38.2% 38.8% 261 / 748 34.9% 38.8%
In the clinch 69 / 84 82.1% 68.6% 54 / 86 62.8% 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 14 too few to rate 68.0% 119 / 149 79.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 228 / 821 27.8% 35.2% 274 / 757 36.2% 35.2%
To the body 151 / 211 71.6% 68.2% 98 / 148 66.2% 68.2%
To the legs 115 / 152 75.7% 81.5% 62 / 78 79.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
927.3% acc · 0.71/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
2333.8% acc · 2.36/15 · norm 1.34
3368.8% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
2470.6% def · norm 63.7%
48:2925.4% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
43:3129.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
26:512:06 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
34:043:29 per 15 · norm 2:50
131.02/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
50.51/15 · norm 0.48

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