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Kenny Florian vs.
Alvin Robinson

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

12-5-0 Kenny Florian · UFC
1-3-0 Alvin Robinson · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

12-5-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
50.2
AgeΔ 6.1 yrs
44.1
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
74"
ReachΔ 6"
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
177.9
Layoff (months)Δ 34.7 mo
212.6
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL
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.

Alvin Robinson is a submission threat — 1.24 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Kenny Florian is a submission threat — 1.04 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Alvin Robinson is hard to hit — absorbs 1.29 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 3.37 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.

Kenny Florian

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

In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Alvin Robinson

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4542.42/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
571.57/min · norm 3.42
3461.84/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
471.29/min · norm 3.37
40.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
50.4%norm 43.5%
64.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
51.0%norm 56.3%
10.08/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Kenny Florian

Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 22.6% (norm 8.0%)

Alvin Robinson

Distance 31.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 60.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Kenny Florian

Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)

Alvin Robinson

Head 95.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 2.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Florian L/AAccLightweight med Robinson L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 219 / 753 29.1% 37.9% 13 / 35 37.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 81 / 126 64.3% 67.3% 5 / 10 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 154 / 256 60.2% 69.1% 39 / 68 57.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 294 / 906 32.5% 35.0% 53 / 108 49.1% 35.0%
To the body 98 / 143 68.5% 69.1% 3 / 3 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 62 / 86 72.1% 81.9% 1 / 2 too few to rate 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 Florian L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Robinson L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 151 / 633 23.9% 38.9% 4 / 18 too few to rate 38.9%
In the clinch 83 / 140 59.3% 68.6% 3 / 3 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 112 / 188 59.6% 68.0% 40 / 75 53.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 241 / 775 31.1% 35.1% 37 / 85 43.5% 35.1%
To the body 56 / 106 52.8% 68.1% 8 / 8 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 49 / 80 61.2% 81.5% 2 / 3 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2632.1% acc · 2.08/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
350.0% acc · 1.24/15 · norm 1.38
3259.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
225.0% def · norm 64.0%
44:4223.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
11:0930.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
50:044:00 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
22:439:21 per 15 · norm 2:46
131.04/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
31.24/15 · norm 0.49

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

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