Jan Blachowicz vs. Devin Clark

UFC 12-9-2 vs. 8-9-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-9-2
UFC record
8-9-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
43
AgeΔ 7 yrs
36
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
78"
ReachΔ 3"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.2
Layoff (months)Δ 29.7 mo
29.9
LDLLD
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Devin Clark hunts takedowns — 2.17 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Devin Clark owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 16% Light Heavyweight norm.
Jan Blachowicz is a submission threat — 0.36 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jan Blachowicz

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 129
Tier 3 — regional circuit 123

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500

Devin Clark

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 89
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 41
Tier 3 — regional circuit 20

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10403.53/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
5883.03/min · norm 3.41
9533.23/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
6283.24/min · norm 3.35
50.2%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
54.2%norm 48.3%
51.6%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
44.0%norm 52.9%
70.36/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
30.23/15 · norm 0.40

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

Jan Blachowicz

Distance 85.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 10.4%)

Devin Clark

Distance 67.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 10.4%)

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

Jan Blachowicz

Head 73.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 9.7%)

Devin Clark

Head 70.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Blachowicz L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Clark L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 815 / 1762 46.3% 41.4% 306 / 736 41.6% 41.4%
In the clinch 107 / 151 70.9% 70.9% 182 / 231 78.8% 70.9%
On the ground 118 / 157 75.2% 72.3% 100 / 118 84.7% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 639 / 1530 41.8% 38.9% 328 / 767 42.8% 38.9%
To the body 215 / 319 67.4% 71.9% 160 / 195 82.1% 71.9%
To the legs 186 / 221 84.2% 81.8% 100 / 123 81.3% 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 Blachowicz L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Clark L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 628 / 1520 41.3% 40.4% 269 / 656 41.0% 40.4%
In the clinch 80 / 108 74.1% 68.7% 242 / 311 77.8% 68.7%
On the ground 245 / 340 72.1% 70.4% 117 / 155 75.5% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 563 / 1428 39.4% 37.5% 368 / 815 45.2% 37.5%
To the body 156 / 254 61.4% 72.3% 183 / 219 83.6% 72.3%
To the legs 234 / 286 81.8% 83.0% 77 / 88 87.5% 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1948.7% acc · 0.97/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
2832.9% acc · 2.17/15 · norm 0.87
4270.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2058.8% def · norm 66.7%
39:1213.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
59:4330.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
79:114:01 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
51:403:59 per 15 · norm 2:48
70.36/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
10.08/15 · norm 0.27

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