Brok Weaver vs.
Kazula Vargas
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.
Brok Weaver
Full career not yet synced for Brok Weaver — 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 +0.3 wins over .500
Kazula Vargas
Full career not yet synced for Kazula Vargas — 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 +0.0 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)
Brok Weaver
Distance 86.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 8.0%)
Kazula Vargas
Distance 91.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brok Weaver
Head 54.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 23.4% (norm 7.9%)
Kazula Vargas
Head 69.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Weaver L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Vargas L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 62 / 118 | 52.5% | 37.9% | 118 / 233 | 50.6% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 25 / 75 | 33.3% | 35.0% | 77 / 179 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 23 / 30 | 76.7% | 69.1% | 38 / 49 | 77.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 27 / 32 | 84.4% | 81.9% | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 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 Weaver L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Vargas L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 81 / 190 | 42.6% | 38.9% | 53 / 139 | 38.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 29 / 36 | 80.6% | 68.0% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 75 / 182 | 41.2% | 35.1% | 58 / 146 | 39.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 29 / 42 | 69.0% | 68.1% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 17 / 18 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 6 / 7 | 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 — Vargas has more cage time on record.