Bevon Lewis vs.
Dequan Townsend
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.
Bevon Lewis
Full career not yet synced for Bevon Lewis — 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 -0.8 wins over .500
Dequan Townsend
Full career not yet synced for Dequan Townsend — 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 -0.5 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)
Bevon Lewis
Distance 82.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
Dequan Townsend
Distance 84.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 14.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bevon Lewis
Head 66.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 18.3% (norm 8.4%)
Dequan Townsend
Head 73.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 22.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lewis L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Townsend L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 114 / 328 | 34.8% | 40.5% | 36 / 145 | 24.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 70 | 67.1% | 70.3% | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 71 / 264 | 26.9% | 38.9% | 24 / 126 | 19.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 36 / 61 | 59.0% | 71.7% | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 54 / 73 | 74.0% | 83.3% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 · Middleweight: 174 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 Lewis L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Townsend L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 107 / 246 | 43.5% | 39.5% | 77 / 160 | 48.1% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 38 | 71.1% | 70.9% | 36 / 50 | 72.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 79 / 103 | 76.7% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 65 / 196 | 33.2% | 37.9% | 123 / 232 | 53.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 30 / 41 | 73.2% | 71.3% | 47 / 58 | 81.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 40 / 48 | 83.3% | 82.1% | 22 / 23 | too few to rate | 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 — Lewis has more cage time on record.