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Doug Evans vs. Roger Huerta

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 6-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
6-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
46
AgeΔ 3 yrs
43
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
—
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
225.7
Layoff (months)Δ 20.6 mo
205.1
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Doug Evans hunts takedowns — 3.19 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Roger Huerta owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.
Roger Huerta hunts takedowns — 2.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Doug Evans

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 03
Tier 3 — regional circuit 138

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.08 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Roger Huerta

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 912
Tier 3 — regional circuit 102

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.58 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

421.79/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3333.64/min · norm 3.44
602.55/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2132.33/min · norm 3.38
35.9%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
36.6%norm 43.65%
55.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
56.6%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 83.1%) · Clinch 22.2% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 8.0%)

Roger Huerta

Distance 62.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 28.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Doug Evans

Head 84.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 8.0%)

Roger Huerta

Head 86.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 8.0%)

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 Huerta L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 86 25.6% 38.3% 148 / 566 26.1% 38.3%
In the clinch 18 / 26 69.2% 67.5% 44 / 88 50.0% 67.5%
On the ground 2 / 5 too few to rate 68.8% 141 / 257 54.9% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 26 / 99 26.3% 35.1% 258 / 790 32.7% 35.1%
To the body 11 / 12 too few to rate 69.1% 43 / 75 57.3% 69.1%
To the legs 5 / 6 too few to rate 81.8% 32 / 46 69.6% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Huerta L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 19 / 70 27.1% 38.8% 135 / 368 36.7% 38.8%
In the clinch 17 / 22 too few to rate 68.6% 39 / 65 60.0% 68.6%
On the ground 24 / 44 54.5% 68.0% 39 / 58 67.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 37 / 110 33.6% 35.2% 151 / 400 37.8% 35.2%
To the body 15 / 18 too few to rate 68.2% 41 / 60 68.3% 68.2%
To the legs 8 / 8 too few to rate 81.5% 21 / 31 67.7% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
583.3% acc · 3.19/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1346.4% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.34
1669.6% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
2052.6% def · norm 63.7%
3:4415.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
33:5037.0% of cage time · norm 18.95%
13:408:43 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
19:343:12 per 15 · norm 2:50
10.64/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
30.49/15 · norm 0.48

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