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Laverne Clark vs.
Josh Stuart

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

4-1-0 Laverne Clark Β· UFC
0-1-0 Josh Stuart Β· UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form β€” green marks the edge on each line.

4-1-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
52.7
Age
β€”
5'11"
HeightΞ” 2"
5'9"
β€”
Reach
β€”
Orthodox
Stance
β€”
310.4
Layoff (months)Ξ” 30.4 mo
340.8
LWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated β€” only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Laverne Clark carries real power β€” 0.62 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Laverne Clark is hard to hit β€” absorbs 0.08 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 β€” the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Laverne Clark

Full career not yet synced for Laverne Clark β€” tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 Β· avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Josh Stuart

Full career not yet synced for Josh Stuart β€” tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 Β· avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes β€” landed & absorbed

351.44/min Β· norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
β€”β€”/min Β· norm 3.42
20.08/min Β· norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
β€”β€”/min Β· norm 3.37
42.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
β€”norm 43.5%
83.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
β€”norm 56.3%
10.62/15 Β· norm 0.25
Knockdowns
β€”β€”/15 Β· norm 0.25

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

Laverne Clark

Distance 50.6% (norm 82.8%) Β· Clinch 8.4% (norm 7.6%) Β· Ground 41.0% (norm 8.0%)

Josh Stuart

Distance 0.0% (norm 82.8%) Β· Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) Β· Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Laverne Clark

Head 80.7% (norm 78.2%) Β· Body 19.3% (norm 12.8%) Β· Legs 0.0% (norm 7.9%)

Josh Stuart

Head 0.0% (norm 78.2%) Β· Body 0.0% (norm 12.8%) Β· Legs 0.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green β‰₯ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Clark L/AAccLightweight med Stuart L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 42 19.0% 37.9% β€” / β€” too few to rate 37.9%
In the clinch 5 / 7 too few to rate 67.3% β€” / β€” too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 22 / 34 64.7% 69.1% β€” / β€” too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 21 / 67 31.3% 35.0% β€” / β€” too few to rate 35.0%
To the body 14 / 16 too few to rate 69.1% β€” / β€” too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 81.9% β€” / β€” 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 Β· Lightweight: 201 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≀ division median β€” harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Clark L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Stuart L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1 / 10 too few to rate 38.9% β€” / β€” too few to rate 38.9%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.6% β€” / β€” too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 1 / 2 too few to rate 68.0% β€” / β€” too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 1 / 3 too few to rate 35.1% β€” / β€” too few to rate 35.1%
To the body 0 / 3 too few to rate 68.1% β€” / β€” too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 1 / 6 too few to rate 81.5% β€” / β€” too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2100.0% acc Β· 1.23/15 Β· norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
β€”β€” acc Β· β€”/15 Β· norm 1.38
1071.4% def Β· norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
0β€” def Β· norm 64.0%
5:4035.1% of cage time Β· norm 19.5%
Control time
β€”β€” of cage time Β· norm 19.5%
5:123:11 per 15 Β· norm 2:46
Time under control
β€”β€” per 15 Β· norm 2:46
00.00/15 Β· norm 0.49
Submission attempts
β€”β€”/15 Β· norm 0.49

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

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