Cody McKenzie vs. Marcus LeVesseur
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cody McKenzie
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.35 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Marcus LeVesseur
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cody McKenzie
Distance 86.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 8.0%)
Marcus LeVesseur
Distance 39.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 55.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cody McKenzie
Head 88.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.0%)
Marcus LeVesseur
Head 43.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 44.9% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | McKenzie L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | LeVesseur L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 67 / 238 | 28.2% | 38.3% | 16 / 42 | 38.1% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.5% | 49 / 59 | 83.1% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 73 / 242 | 30.2% | 35.1% | 19 / 47 | 40.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 40 / 48 | 83.3% | 81.8% |
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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 McKenzie L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs LeVesseur L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 103 / 367 | 28.1% | 38.8% | 7 / 41 | 17.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 65 / 88 | 73.9% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 68.0% | 28 / 32 | 87.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 67 / 301 | 22.3% | 35.2% | 23 / 62 | 37.1% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 47 / 83 | 56.6% | 68.2% | 57 / 79 | 72.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 81.5% | 20 / 20 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — McKenzie has more cage time on record.