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Doug Evans vs.
Mark Bocek

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 Doug Evans · UFC
8-5-0 Mark Bocek · 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
8-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
45
AgeΔ 1 yrs
44
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
223.2
Layoff (months)Δ 75.5 mo
147.7
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWL
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.

Mark Bocek owns the mat — in control 54% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Mark Bocek is a submission threat — 1.32 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Doug Evans hunts takedowns — 3.19 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.

Doug Evans

Full career not yet synced for Doug Evans — 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 +1.0 wins over .500

Mark Bocek

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

421.79/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3472.34/min · norm 3.42
602.55/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3442.32/min · norm 3.37
35.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
43.6%norm 43.5%
55.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.5%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Doug Evans

Distance 73.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 22.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 8.0%)

Mark Bocek

Distance 52.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 30.4% (norm 8.0%)

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

Doug Evans

Head 84.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 7.9%)

Mark Bocek

Head 79.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Evans L/AAccLightweight med Bocek L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 86 25.6% 37.9% 105 / 417 25.2% 37.9%
In the clinch 18 / 26 69.2% 67.3% 107 / 136 78.7% 67.3%
On the ground 2 / 5 too few to rate 69.1% 135 / 242 55.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 26 / 99 26.3% 35.0% 212 / 630 33.7% 35.0%
To the body 11 / 12 too few to rate 69.1% 74 / 96 77.1% 69.1%
To the legs 5 / 6 too few to rate 81.9% 61 / 69 88.4% 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 Evans L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Bocek L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 19 / 70 27.1% 38.9% 181 / 630 28.7% 38.9%
In the clinch 17 / 22 too few to rate 68.6% 103 / 143 72.0% 68.6%
On the ground 24 / 44 54.5% 68.0% 60 / 98 61.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 37 / 110 33.6% 35.1% 237 / 728 32.6% 35.1%
To the body 15 / 18 too few to rate 68.1% 66 / 96 68.8% 68.1%
To the legs 8 / 8 too few to rate 81.5% 41 / 47 87.2% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

583.3% acc · 3.19/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
3636.7% acc · 3.65/15 · norm 1.38
1669.6% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
531.3% def · norm 64.0%
3:4415.9% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
80:4654.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
13:408:43 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
23:032:20 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.64/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
131.32/15 · norm 0.49

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

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