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Kevin Casey vs.
Sam Alvey

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

1-3-1 (2 NC) Kevin Casey · UFC
10-13-1 Sam Alvey · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-3-1 (2 NC)
UFC record
10-13-1
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
45.1
AgeΔ 4.8 yrs
40.3
5'11"
HeightΔ 3"
6'2"
77"
ReachΔ 2"
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
119.3
Layoff (months)Δ 71.3 mo
48
LDLNCW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLD
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.

Sam Alvey rarely shoots — 0.06 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Kevin Casey owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Kevin Casey rarely shoots — 0.73 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 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.

Kevin Casey

Full career not yet synced for Kevin Casey — 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

Sam Alvey

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

In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1702.74/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
7583.28/min · norm 3.25
2363.80/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
8393.63/min · norm 3.20
54.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
44.5%norm 47.4%
48.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
52.8%norm 53.8%
10.24/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
70.45/15 · norm 0.32

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

Kevin Casey

Distance 69.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 23.8% (norm 10.3%)

Sam Alvey

Distance 85.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 10.3%)

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

Kevin Casey

Head 72.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 8.4%)

Sam Alvey

Head 81.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Casey L/AAccMiddleweight med Alvey L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 89 / 215 41.4% 40.5% 576 / 1450 39.7% 40.5%
In the clinch 20 / 22 too few to rate 70.3% 152 / 208 73.1% 70.3%
On the ground 61 / 74 82.4% 69.1% 30 / 45 66.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 103 / 225 45.8% 38.9% 511 / 1390 36.8% 38.9%
To the body 38 / 53 71.7% 71.7% 116 / 156 74.4% 71.7%
To the legs 29 / 33 87.9% 83.3% 131 / 157 83.4% 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 Casey L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Alvey L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 93 / 251 37.1% 39.5% 703 / 1576 44.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 87 / 117 74.4% 70.9% 91 / 137 66.4% 70.9%
On the ground 56 / 90 62.2% 69.0% 45 / 63 71.4% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 133 / 337 39.5% 37.9% 464 / 1233 37.6% 37.9%
To the body 76 / 93 81.7% 71.3% 172 / 306 56.2% 71.3%
To the legs 27 / 28 96.4% 82.1% 203 / 237 85.7% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

321.4% acc · 0.73/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
114.3% acc · 0.06/15 · norm 1.42
342.9% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
5582.1% def · norm 63.1%
18:2629.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
13:065.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
9:392:20 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
33:372:10 per 15 · norm 3:00
20.48/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
10.06/15 · norm 0.47

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

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