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James Bochnovic vs.
Markus Perez

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

0-2-0 James Bochnovic · UFC
2-5-0 Markus Perez · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
37.5
AgeΔ 0.6 yrs
38.1
6'4"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
81"
ReachΔ 8"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
98.8
Layoff (months)Δ 32.3 mo
66.5
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
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.

Markus Perez is a submission threat — 1.01 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Opponents land 77% of their head shots on James Bochnovic, vs a 38% Middleweight norm — a hole in the guard.
James Bochnovic's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 63% Middleweight 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.

James Bochnovic

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Markus Perez

Full career not yet synced for Markus Perez — 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 -0.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

80.65/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1922.60/min · norm 3.25
453.64/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2753.72/min · norm 3.20
26.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
47.3%norm 47.4%
21.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
52.9%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

James Bochnovic

Distance 86.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 10.3%)

Markus Perez

Distance 77.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

James Bochnovic

Head 73.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 8.4%)

Markus Perez

Head 68.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 25.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bochnovic L/AAccMiddleweight med Perez L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 5 / 26 19.2% 40.5% 126 / 313 40.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.3% 57 / 80 71.2% 70.3%
On the ground 2 / 2 too few to rate 69.1% 9 / 13 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 2 / 22 too few to rate 38.9% 94 / 279 33.7% 38.9%
To the body 4 / 6 too few to rate 71.7% 80 / 105 76.2% 71.7%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 83.3% 18 / 22 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Bochnovic L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Perez L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 13 too few to rate 39.5% 149 / 402 37.1% 39.5%
In the clinch 4 / 4 too few to rate 70.9% 68 / 101 67.3% 70.9%
On the ground 33 / 40 82.5% 69.0% 58 / 81 71.6% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 37 / 48 77.1% 37.9% 181 / 449 40.3% 37.9%
To the body 7 / 8 too few to rate 71.3% 63 / 87 72.4% 71.3%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 82.1% 31 / 48 64.6% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
425.0% acc · 0.81/15 · norm 1.42
00.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1777.3% def · norm 63.1%
1:079.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
12:3517.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
9:0010:54 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
28:375:48 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
51.01/15 · norm 0.47

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

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