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Devin Powell vs.
Darrell Horcher

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

1-3-0 Devin Powell · UFC
1-3-0 Darrell Horcher · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-3-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
38
AgeΔ 1 yrs
39
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 3"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
92.6
Layoff (months)Δ 0.4 mo
92.2
LWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL
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.

Devin Powell's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.
Devin Powell rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Darrell Horcher rarely shoots — 0.35 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 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.

Devin Powell

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Darrell Horcher

Full career not yet synced for Darrell Horcher — 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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1352.88/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
892.05/min · norm 3.42
1723.67/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1834.21/min · norm 3.37
41.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
44.7%norm 43.5%
51.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
39.2%norm 56.3%
10.32/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Devin Powell

Distance 81.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 8.0%)

Darrell Horcher

Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 16.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 17.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Devin Powell

Head 59.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 23.8% (norm 7.9%)

Darrell Horcher

Head 86.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Powell L/AAccLightweight med Horcher L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 102 / 264 38.6% 37.9% 39 / 132 29.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 18 / 33 54.5% 67.3% 25 / 33 75.8% 67.3%
On the ground 15 / 27 55.6% 69.1% 25 / 34 73.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 43 / 191 22.5% 35.0% 68 / 172 39.5% 35.0%
To the body 35 / 56 62.5% 69.1% 13 / 18 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 57 / 77 74.0% 81.9% 8 / 9 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 Powell L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Horcher L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 93 / 242 38.4% 38.9% 57 / 141 40.4% 38.9%
In the clinch 44 / 53 83.0% 68.6% 19 / 23 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 35 / 56 62.5% 68.0% 107 / 137 78.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 98 / 256 38.3% 35.1% 126 / 233 54.1% 35.1%
To the body 54 / 67 80.6% 68.1% 32 / 35 91.4% 68.1%
To the legs 20 / 28 71.4% 81.5% 25 / 33 75.8% 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 · 0.35/15 · norm 1.38
00.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
847.1% def · norm 64.0%
2:275.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
9:5222.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
19:576:23 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
17:205:58 per 15 · norm 2:46
20.64/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
20.69/15 · norm 0.49

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

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