Manuel Torres vs.
Chris Duncan
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Manuel Torres
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Chris Duncan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.68 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Manuel Torres
Distance 81.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.3% (norm 8.0%)
Chris Duncan
Distance 89.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Manuel Torres
Head 79.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 7.9%)
Chris Duncan
Head 73.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Torres L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Duncan L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 89 / 182 | 48.9% | 37.9% | 264 / 624 | 42.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 35 / 42 | 83.3% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 83 / 177 | 46.9% | 35.0% | 194 / 508 | 38.2% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 33 / 36 | 91.7% | 69.1% | 73 / 102 | 71.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 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 Torres L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Duncan L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 127 | 47.2% | 38.9% | 256 / 567 | 45.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 33 / 43 | 76.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 22 / 36 | 61.1% | 68.0% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 58 / 121 | 47.9% | 35.1% | 217 / 520 | 41.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 34 / 49 | 69.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 81.5% | 44 / 50 | 88.0% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Duncan has more cage time on record.