Brock Larson vs.
Brian Foster
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.
Brock Larson
Full career not yet synced for Brock Larson — 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 -0.2 wins over .500
Brian Foster
Full career not yet synced for Brian Foster — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 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)
Brock Larson
Distance 47.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 27.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 25.7% (norm 8.1%)
Brian Foster
Distance 56.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 38.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brock Larson
Head 82.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.4%)
Brian Foster
Head 86.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Larson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Foster L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 20 / 72 | 27.8% | 38.6% | 33 / 114 | 28.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 67.8% | 5 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 67.2% | 43 / 78 | 55.1% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 48 / 126 | 38.1% | 37.2% | 61 / 176 | 34.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Larson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Foster L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 26 / 97 | 26.8% | 39.0% | 22 / 88 | 25.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 34 | 52.9% | 68.9% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 53 / 86 | 61.6% | 68.0% | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 57 / 166 | 34.3% | 35.6% | 25 / 93 | 26.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 69.6% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 82.1% | 7 / 10 | 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 — Larson has more cage time on record.