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Johnny Case vs.
Anthony Rocco Martin

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

4-2-0 Johnny Case · UFC
9-6-0 Anthony Rocco Martin · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-2-0
UFC record
9-6-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
37
AgeΔ 1 yrs
36
5'10"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
109.4
Layoff (months)Δ 35.4 mo
74
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW
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.

Anthony Rocco Martin is a submission threat — 1.02 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Johnny Case carries real power — 0.38 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Anthony Rocco Martin rarely shoots — 0.71 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight 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.

Johnny Case

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

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Anthony Rocco Martin

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

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3133.95/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
5112.68/min · norm 3.42
2112.66/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
4942.59/min · norm 3.37
38.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
37.2%norm 43.5%
61.4%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
58.3%norm 56.3%
20.38/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.16/15 · norm 0.25

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

Johnny Case

Distance 85.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 8.0%)

Anthony Rocco Martin

Distance 91.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Johnny Case

Head 76.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 7.9%)

Anthony Rocco Martin

Head 87.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Case L/AAccLightweight med Martin L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 233 / 686 34.0% 37.9% 428 / 1254 34.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 19 / 32 59.4% 67.3% 42 / 64 65.6% 67.3%
On the ground 61 / 88 69.3% 69.1% 41 / 56 73.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 187 / 618 30.3% 35.0% 371 / 1202 30.9% 35.0%
To the body 69 / 112 61.6% 69.1% 47 / 62 75.8% 69.1%
To the legs 57 / 76 75.0% 81.9% 93 / 110 84.5% 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 Case L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Martin L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 191 / 514 37.2% 38.9% 415 / 1086 38.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 12 / 22 too few to rate 68.6% 69 / 84 82.1% 68.6%
On the ground 8 / 11 too few to rate 68.0% 10 / 14 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 131 / 437 30.0% 35.1% 228 / 821 27.8% 35.1%
To the body 24 / 46 52.2% 68.1% 151 / 211 71.6% 68.1%
To the legs 56 / 64 87.5% 81.5% 115 / 152 75.7% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

945.0% acc · 1.70/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
927.3% acc · 0.71/15 · norm 1.38
1672.7% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
3368.8% def · norm 64.0%
19:1724.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
48:2925.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
11:172:08 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
26:512:06 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.19/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
131.02/15 · norm 0.49

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

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