David Branch vs. Luke Rockhold
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
David Branch
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.91 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Luke Rockhold
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
David Branch
Distance 73.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 10.0%)
Luke Rockhold
Distance 68.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 26.0% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
David Branch
Head 73.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 8.4%)
Luke Rockhold
Head 71.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Branch L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Rockhold L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 68 / 251 | 27.1% | 40.5% | 223 / 454 | 49.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 59 | 81.4% | 70.6% | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 21 / 34 | 61.8% | 69.4% | 127 / 172 | 73.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 65 / 251 | 25.9% | 38.8% | 221 / 469 | 47.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 41 / 55 | 74.5% | 71.6% | 97 / 124 | 78.2% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 31 / 38 | 81.6% | 83.3% | 58 / 68 | 85.3% | 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Branch L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Rockhold L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 74 / 241 | 30.7% | 39.5% | 216 / 470 | 46.0% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 54 | 66.7% | 70.4% | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 47 / 68 | 69.1% | 69.0% | 31 / 35 | 88.6% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 105 / 292 | 36.0% | 37.9% | 149 / 384 | 38.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 29 / 43 | 67.4% | 71.3% | 84 / 112 | 75.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 82.1% | 52 / 55 | 94.5% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rockhold has more cage time on record.