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Kris McCray vs.
Carlos Eduardo Rocha

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

0-3-0 Kris McCray · UFC
1-2-0 Carlos Eduardo Rocha · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-3-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
44
AgeΔ 1 yrs
45
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
76"
ReachΔ 3"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
184.4
Layoff (months)Δ 14.5 mo
169.9
LLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW
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.

Carlos Eduardo Rocha is a submission threat — 1.39 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Kris McCray hunts takedowns — 2.88 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Carlos Eduardo Rocha rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight 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.

Kris McCray

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Carlos Eduardo Rocha

Full career not yet synced for Carlos Eduardo Rocha — 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 +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

702.69/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
401.24/min · norm 3.17
672.57/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
601.85/min · norm 3.06
45.5%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
34.2%norm 44.9%
54.7%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
55.6%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

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

Kris McCray

Distance 66.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 22.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 8.1%)

Carlos Eduardo Rocha

Distance 82.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 8.1%)

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

Kris McCray

Head 64.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 24.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.7% (norm 8.4%)

Carlos Eduardo Rocha

Head 66.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 20.5% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone McCray L/AAccWelterweight med Rocha L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 30 / 103 29.1% 38.6% 27 / 97 27.8% 38.6%
In the clinch 25 / 35 71.4% 67.8% 12 / 18 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 15 / 16 too few to rate 67.2% 1 / 2 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 27 / 99 27.3% 37.2% 12 / 78 15.4% 37.2%
To the body 29 / 37 78.4% 70.7% 10 / 15 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 14 / 18 too few to rate 82.9% 18 / 24 too few to rate 82.9%

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 · Welterweight: 182 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 McCray L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Rocha L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 34 / 96 35.4% 39.0% 23 / 78 29.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 16 / 26 61.5% 68.9% 19 / 29 65.5% 68.9%
On the ground 17 / 26 65.4% 68.0% 18 / 28 64.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 45 / 123 36.6% 35.6% 35 / 98 35.7% 35.6%
To the body 16 / 19 too few to rate 69.6% 11 / 17 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 82.1% 14 / 20 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

555.6% acc · 2.88/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.27
538.5% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
952.9% def · norm 63.9%
9:0635.0% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
3:5912.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
10:085:50 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
14:336:44 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
31.39/15 · norm 0.45

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

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