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Karlos Vemola vs.
Francis Carmont

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

2-4-0 Karlos Vemola · UFC
6-3-0 Francis Carmont · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-4-0
UFC record
6-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
41.1
AgeΔ 3.7 yrs
44.8
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
75"
ReachΔ 3"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
157.9
Layoff (months)Δ 14.5 mo
143.4
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
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.

Karlos Vemola is a submission threat — 1.66 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Francis Carmont owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Karlos Vemola's takedown defense leaks — 31% stopped, vs a 63% Middleweight 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.

Karlos Vemola

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Francis Carmont

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

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

911.67/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2242.06/min · norm 3.25
1162.13/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1731.59/min · norm 3.20
44.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
41.3%norm 47.4%
38.0%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
58.7%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.14/15 · norm 0.32

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

Karlos Vemola

Distance 47.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 41.7% (norm 10.3%)

Francis Carmont

Distance 73.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.8% (norm 10.3%)

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

Karlos Vemola

Head 84.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)

Francis Carmont

Head 75.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Vemola L/AAccMiddleweight med Carmont L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 27 / 97 27.8% 40.5% 117 / 398 29.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 15 / 23 too few to rate 70.3% 45 / 59 76.3% 70.3%
On the ground 49 / 86 57.0% 69.1% 62 / 86 72.1% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 66 / 174 37.9% 38.9% 135 / 411 32.8% 38.9%
To the body 15 / 19 too few to rate 71.7% 57 / 94 60.6% 71.7%
To the legs 10 / 13 too few to rate 83.3% 32 / 38 84.2% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Vemola L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Carmont L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 24 / 67 35.8% 39.5% 115 / 331 34.7% 39.5%
In the clinch 61 / 72 84.7% 70.9% 38 / 57 66.7% 70.9%
On the ground 31 / 48 64.6% 69.0% 20 / 31 64.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 51 / 113 45.1% 37.9% 89 / 295 30.2% 37.9%
To the body 32 / 37 86.5% 71.3% 22 / 45 48.9% 71.3%
To the legs 33 / 37 89.2% 82.1% 62 / 79 78.5% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

725.9% acc · 1.93/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1339.4% acc · 1.79/15 · norm 1.42
531.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2273.3% def · norm 63.1%
12:1122.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
33:2330.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
31:328:42 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
32:554:32 per 15 · norm 3:00
61.66/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
50.69/15 · norm 0.47

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

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