Joe Stevenson vs.
Kenny Florian
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.
Joe Stevenson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 48 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Kenny Florian
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 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)
Joe Stevenson
Distance 65.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 26.7% (norm 8.0%)
Kenny Florian
Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 22.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Joe Stevenson
Head 84.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)
Kenny Florian
Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Stevenson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Florian L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 142 / 482 | 29.5% | 37.9% | 219 / 753 | 29.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 54 | 64.8% | 67.3% | 81 / 126 | 64.3% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 130 / 195 | 66.7% | 69.1% | 154 / 256 | 60.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 225 / 619 | 36.3% | 35.0% | 294 / 906 | 32.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 44 / 67 | 65.7% | 69.1% | 98 / 143 | 68.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 38 / 45 | 84.4% | 81.9% | 62 / 86 | 72.1% | 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 Stevenson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Florian L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 304 / 865 | 35.1% | 38.9% | 151 / 633 | 23.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 55 | 47.3% | 68.6% | 83 / 140 | 59.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 102 / 170 | 60.0% | 68.0% | 112 / 188 | 59.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 348 / 981 | 35.5% | 35.1% | 241 / 775 | 31.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 63 / 83 | 75.9% | 68.1% | 56 / 106 | 52.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 81.5% | 49 / 80 | 61.2% | 81.5% |
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 — Florian has more cage time on record.