John Alessio vs.
Mark Bocek
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.
John Alessio
Full career not yet synced for John Alessio — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Mark Bocek
Full career not yet synced for Mark Bocek — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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)
John Alessio
Distance 90.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 8.1%)
Mark Bocek
Distance 52.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 30.4% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
John Alessio
Head 91.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.4% (norm 8.4%)
Mark Bocek
Head 79.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Alessio L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Bocek L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 82 / 299 | 27.4% | 38.6% | 105 / 417 | 25.2% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 28 | 53.6% | 67.8% | 107 / 136 | 78.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 135 / 242 | 55.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 80 / 303 | 26.4% | 37.2% | 212 / 630 | 33.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 74 / 96 | 77.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 61 / 69 | 88.4% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Alessio L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Bocek L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 92 / 285 | 32.3% | 39.0% | 181 / 630 | 28.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 46 | 78.3% | 68.9% | 103 / 143 | 72.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 58 / 72 | 80.6% | 68.0% | 60 / 98 | 61.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 114 / 310 | 36.8% | 35.6% | 237 / 728 | 32.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 69.6% | 66 / 96 | 68.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 55 / 66 | 83.3% | 82.1% | 41 / 47 | 87.2% | 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 — Bocek has more cage time on record.