Josh Neer vs. Mac Danzig
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Josh Neer
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 30 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 32 finish wins over 53 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Mac Danzig
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Josh Neer
Distance 61.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 20.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 17.4% (norm 8.1%)
Mac Danzig
Distance 77.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Josh Neer
Head 85.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)
Mac Danzig
Head 81.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Neer L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Danzig L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 222 / 656 | 33.8% | 38.6% | 338 / 762 | 44.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 139 / 219 | 63.5% | 67.8% | 97 / 132 | 73.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 112 / 184 | 60.9% | 67.2% | 57 / 92 | 62.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 352 / 910 | 38.7% | 37.2% | 337 / 802 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 72 / 90 | 80.0% | 70.7% | 95 / 116 | 81.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 49 / 59 | 83.1% | 82.9% | 60 / 68 | 88.2% | 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 Neer L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Danzig L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 317 / 910 | 34.8% | 39.0% | 243 / 780 | 31.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 156 / 229 | 68.1% | 68.9% | 139 / 189 | 73.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 71 / 147 | 48.3% | 68.0% | 95 / 146 | 65.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 357 / 1047 | 34.1% | 35.6% | 289 / 893 | 32.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 137 / 184 | 74.5% | 69.6% | 100 / 128 | 78.1% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 50 / 55 | 90.9% | 82.1% | 88 / 94 | 93.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Neer has more cage time on record.