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Jeremy Stephens vs. Mateusz Gamrot

UFC 15-20-0 (1 NC) vs. 9-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
15-20-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
9-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
40
AgeΔ 5 yrs
35
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5.4
Layoff (months)Δ 3 mo
2.4
LLLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mateusz Gamrot hunts takedowns — 5.08 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Jeremy Stephens carries real power — 0.66 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Mateusz Gamrot owns the mat — in control 32% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jeremy Stephens

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1622
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 53 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-17 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500

Mateusz Gamrot

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 94
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 160

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.38 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

12813.13/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
5013.14/min · norm 3.44
13273.25/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
4452.79/min · norm 3.38
40.8%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
51.3%norm 43.65%
57.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.1%norm 56.3%
180.66/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.09/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jeremy Stephens

Distance 84.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 8.0%)

Mateusz Gamrot

Distance 83.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 13.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Jeremy Stephens

Head 77.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 8.0%)

Mateusz Gamrot

Head 85.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Stephens L/AAccLightweight med Gamrot L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 942 / 2637 35.7% 38.3% 378 / 810 46.7% 38.3%
In the clinch 126 / 175 72.0% 67.5% 32 / 37 86.5% 67.5%
On the ground 213 / 326 65.3% 68.8% 91 / 129 70.5% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 752 / 2420 31.1% 35.1% 385 / 832 46.3% 35.1%
To the body 222 / 307 72.3% 69.1% 68 / 93 73.1% 69.1%
To the legs 307 / 411 74.7% 81.8% 48 / 51 94.1% 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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Stephens L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Gamrot L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1035 / 2709 38.2% 38.8% 384 / 1038 37.0% 38.8%
In the clinch 113 / 165 68.5% 68.6% 26 / 36 72.2% 68.6%
On the ground 179 / 278 64.4% 68.0% 35 / 40 87.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 812 / 2468 32.9% 35.2% 229 / 795 28.8% 35.2%
To the body 238 / 349 68.2% 68.2% 152 / 236 64.4% 68.2%
To the legs 277 / 335 82.7% 81.5% 64 / 83 77.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3038.5% acc · 1.10/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
5438.3% acc · 5.08/15 · norm 1.34
7861.9% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
1076.9% def · norm 63.7%
71:3117.5% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
50:3031.7% of cage time · norm 18.95%
91:283:21 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
10:280:59 per 15 · norm 2:50
110.40/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
40.38/15 · norm 0.48

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