Daron Cruickshank vs.
Anthony Njokuani
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.
Daron Cruickshank
Full career not yet synced for Daron Cruickshank — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Anthony Njokuani
Full career not yet synced for Anthony Njokuani — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 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)
Daron Cruickshank
Distance 84.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 8.0%)
Anthony Njokuani
Distance 89.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Daron Cruickshank
Head 74.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 7.9%)
Anthony Njokuani
Head 65.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cruickshank L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Njokuani L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 276 / 849 | 32.5% | 37.9% | 357 / 847 | 42.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 62 / 96 | 64.6% | 67.3% | 65 / 93 | 69.9% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 43 / 56 | 76.8% | 69.1% | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 216 / 745 | 29.0% | 35.0% | 200 / 618 | 32.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 105 / 182 | 57.7% | 69.1% | 124 / 199 | 62.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 81.9% | 103 / 133 | 77.4% | 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 Cruickshank L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Njokuani L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 299 / 769 | 38.9% | 38.9% | 189 / 672 | 28.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 77 | 49.4% | 68.6% | 82 / 107 | 76.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 58 / 81 | 71.6% | 68.0% | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 218 / 682 | 32.0% | 35.1% | 143 / 570 | 25.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 82 / 126 | 65.1% | 68.1% | 59 / 114 | 51.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 95 / 119 | 79.8% | 81.5% | 108 / 145 | 74.5% | 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 — Cruickshank has more cage time on record.