Frank Shamrock vs.
John Lober
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.
Frank Shamrock
Full career not yet synced for Frank Shamrock — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
John Lober
Full career not yet synced for John Lober — 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 +3.0 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)
Frank Shamrock
Distance 58.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 22.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 19.7% (norm 10.4%)
John Lober
Distance 72.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 27.3% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Frank Shamrock
Head 44.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 28.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 27.6% (norm 9.7%)
John Lober
Head 90.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Shamrock L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Lober L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 35 / 74 | 47.3% | 41.4% | 1 / 8 | too few to rate | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 70.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 22 / 25 | 88.0% | 72.3% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 20 / 56 | 35.7% | 38.9% | 3 / 10 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| To the body | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 71.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 81.8% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Shamrock L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Lober L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 10 / 47 | 21.3% | 40.4% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 30 / 57 | 52.6% | 70.4% | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 32 / 103 | 31.1% | 37.5% | 5 / 12 | too few to rate | 37.5% |
| To the body | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 — Shamrock has more cage time on record.