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Chris Leben vs.
Uriah Hall

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

12-10-0 Chris Leben · UFC
10-9-0 Uriah Hall · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

12-10-0
UFC record
10-9-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
46
AgeΔ 4 yrs
42
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
73"
ReachΔ 6"
79"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
151.2
Layoff (months)Δ 102.1 mo
49.1
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW
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.

Uriah Hall carries real power — 0.61 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Uriah Hall rarely shoots — 0.54 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Chris Leben is a submission threat — 0.75 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight 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.

Chris Leben

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

In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Uriah Hall

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

In the UFC: 6-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5722.88/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
6343.23/min · norm 3.25
5672.85/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
7553.85/min · norm 3.20
42.9%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
48.6%norm 47.4%
53.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
54.4%norm 53.8%
50.38/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
80.61/15 · norm 0.32

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

Chris Leben

Distance 63.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 22.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 10.3%)

Uriah Hall

Distance 86.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 10.3%)

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

Chris Leben

Head 74.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 14.6% (norm 8.4%)

Uriah Hall

Head 70.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Leben L/AAccMiddleweight med Hall L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 284 / 842 33.7% 40.5% 507 / 1123 45.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 162 / 299 54.2% 70.3% 37 / 44 84.1% 70.3%
On the ground 126 / 192 65.6% 69.1% 90 / 138 65.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 345 / 987 35.0% 38.9% 359 / 925 38.8% 38.9%
To the body 95 / 152 62.5% 71.7% 126 / 212 59.4% 71.7%
To the legs 132 / 194 68.0% 83.3% 149 / 168 88.7% 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 Leben L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Hall L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 326 / 791 41.2% 39.5% 572 / 1382 41.4% 39.5%
In the clinch 142 / 239 59.4% 70.9% 103 / 143 72.0% 70.9%
On the ground 99 / 178 55.6% 69.0% 80 / 131 61.1% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 396 / 979 40.4% 37.9% 437 / 1242 35.2% 37.9%
To the body 115 / 154 74.7% 71.3% 122 / 181 67.4% 71.3%
To the legs 56 / 75 74.7% 82.1% 196 / 233 84.1% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1745.9% acc · 1.28/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
738.9% acc · 0.54/15 · norm 1.42
3954.9% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
3864.4% def · norm 63.1%
52:3626.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
12:056.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
58:414:25 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
58:294:28 per 15 · norm 3:00
100.75/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
20.15/15 · norm 0.47

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

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