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Gregor Gillespie vs.
Andrew Holbrook

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

7-1-0 Gregor Gillespie · UFC
2-3-0 Andrew Holbrook · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

7-1-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39.7
AgeΔ 0.8 yrs
40.5
5'7"
HeightΔ 4"
5'11"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
62.9
Layoff (months)Δ 44.2 mo
107.1
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Gregor Gillespie hunts takedowns — 6.86 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Andrew Holbrook is a submission threat — 2.12 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Gregor Gillespie owns the mat — in control 72% of cage time, vs a 20% 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.

Gregor Gillespie

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

In the UFC: 4-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Andrew Holbrook

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

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2213.74/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
782.20/min · norm 3.42
1362.30/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1063.00/min · norm 3.37
52.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
49.4%norm 43.5%
57.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.1%norm 56.3%
20.51/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Gregor Gillespie

Distance 50.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 41.6% (norm 8.0%)

Andrew Holbrook

Distance 65.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 24.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.5% (norm 8.0%)

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

Gregor Gillespie

Head 90.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 7.9%)

Andrew Holbrook

Head 72.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Gillespie L/AAccLightweight med Holbrook L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 68 / 210 32.4% 37.9% 38 / 104 36.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 19 / 34 55.9% 67.3% 27 / 39 69.2% 67.3%
On the ground 134 / 174 77.0% 69.1% 13 / 15 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 186 / 377 49.3% 35.0% 47 / 115 40.9% 35.0%
To the body 20 / 26 76.9% 69.1% 23 / 33 69.7% 69.1%
To the legs 15 / 15 too few to rate 81.9% 8 / 10 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 Gillespie L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Holbrook L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 76 / 252 30.2% 38.9% 54 / 138 39.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 39 / 48 81.2% 68.6% 30 / 55 54.5% 68.6%
On the ground 21 / 23 too few to rate 68.0% 22 / 38 57.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 124 / 303 40.9% 35.1% 88 / 202 43.6% 35.1%
To the body 10 / 18 too few to rate 68.1% 14 / 23 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 81.5% 4 / 6 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.

2748.2% acc · 6.86/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
218.2% acc · 0.85/15 · norm 1.38
2100.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
110.0% def · norm 64.0%
42:2471.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
6:1717.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
1:170:19 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
14:346:10 per 15 · norm 2:46
30.76/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
52.12/15 · norm 0.49

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

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