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Christophe Leninger vs.
Guy Mezger

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

0-2-0 Christophe Leninger · UFC
4-1-0 Guy Mezger · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0
UFC record
4-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
Age
58
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
350.2
Layoff (months)Δ 21.2 mo
329
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW
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.

Guy Mezger is a submission threat — 2.48 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Guy Mezger carries real power — 0.62 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Christophe Leninger is a submission threat — 1.17 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight 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.

Christophe Leninger

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Guy Mezger

Full career not yet synced for Guy Mezger — 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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

40.31/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
682.81/min · norm 3.42
433.36/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
431.78/min · norm 3.37
22.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
61.8%norm 43.5%
31.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
53.8%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.62/15 · norm 0.25

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

Christophe Leninger

Distance 66.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 33.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

Guy Mezger

Distance 33.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 24.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 41.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Christophe Leninger

Head 83.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.7% (norm 7.9%)

Guy Mezger

Head 81.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.3% (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 Leninger L/AAccLightweight med Mezger L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 4 / 12 too few to rate 37.9% 17 / 37 45.9% 37.9%
In the clinch 0 / 6 too few to rate 67.3% 20 / 27 74.1% 67.3%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1% 31 / 46 67.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 4 / 15 too few to rate 35.0% 49 / 90 54.4% 35.0%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1% 8 / 8 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 0 / 3 too few to rate 81.9% 11 / 12 too few to rate 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 Leninger L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Mezger L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 14 / 24 too few to rate 38.9% 5 / 35 14.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 13 / 19 too few to rate 68.6% 6 / 16 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 16 / 20 too few to rate 68.0% 32 / 42 76.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 26 / 45 57.8% 35.1% 35 / 76 46.1% 35.1%
To the body 9 / 9 too few to rate 68.1% 6 / 10 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 8 / 9 too few to rate 81.5% 2 / 7 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 0.62/15 · norm 1.38
00.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
562.5% def · norm 64.0%
— of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
— of cage time · norm 19.5%
— per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
— per 15 · norm 2:46
11.17/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
42.48/15 · norm 0.49

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

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