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.
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.
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
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)
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/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Bocek L/A | Acc | Lightweight 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Bocek L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight 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% |
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 — Bocek has more cage time on record.