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Elves Brener vs.
Kaynan Kruschewsky

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

3-3-0 Elves Brener · UFC
0-2-0 Kaynan Kruschewsky · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-3-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
28.9
AgeΔ 6.4 yrs
35.3
5'10"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
12.1
Layoff (months)Δ 12.4 mo
24.5
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LL
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.

Kaynan Kruschewsky is a submission threat — 1.58 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Elves Brener absorbs 5.86 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Lightweight norm — hittable.
Kaynan Kruschewsky hunts takedowns — 2.37 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.

Elves Brener

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

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Kaynan Kruschewsky

Full career not yet synced for Kaynan Kruschewsky — 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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3614.76/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
975.10/min · norm 3.42
4455.86/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1085.68/min · norm 3.37
47.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
51.9%norm 43.5%
50.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
47.1%norm 56.3%
20.40/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Elves Brener

Distance 94.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)

Kaynan Kruschewsky

Distance 77.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Elves Brener

Head 72.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 7.9%)

Kaynan Kruschewsky

Head 77.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Brener L/AAccLightweight med Kruschewsky L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 333 / 717 46.4% 37.9% 61 / 145 42.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 11 / 18 too few to rate 67.3% 28 / 33 84.8% 67.3%
On the ground 17 / 25 68.0% 69.1% 8 / 9 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 207 / 552 37.5% 35.0% 67 / 145 46.2% 35.0%
To the body 69 / 107 64.5% 69.1% 29 / 41 70.7% 69.1%
To the legs 85 / 101 84.2% 81.9% 1 / 1 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 Brener L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Kruschewsky L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 347 / 776 44.7% 38.9% 90 / 174 51.7% 38.9%
In the clinch 54 / 64 84.4% 68.6% 18 / 30 60.0% 68.6%
On the ground 44 / 64 68.8% 68.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 324 / 746 43.4% 35.1% 64 / 151 42.4% 35.1%
To the body 91 / 119 76.5% 68.1% 27 / 33 81.8% 68.1%
To the legs 30 / 39 76.9% 81.5% 17 / 20 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

516.7% acc · 0.99/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
3100.0% acc · 2.37/15 · norm 1.38
1976.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
375.0% def · norm 64.0%
6:088.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
2:4714.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
13:392:41 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
5:244:15 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
21.58/15 · norm 0.49

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

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