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Marcin Prachnio vs. Ike Villanueva

UFC 4-7-0 vs. 1-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-7-0
UFC record
1-5-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
38
AgeΔ 4 yrs
42
6'3"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
15
Layoff (months)Δ 38.9 mo
53.9
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ike Villanueva absorbs 7.24 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Light Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Marcin Prachnio rarely shoots — 0.14 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Marcin Prachnio outworks the Light Heavyweight division — 5.52 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.48 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Marcin Prachnio

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 3 — regional circuit 93

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Ike Villanueva

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 25
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 13
Tier 3 — regional circuit 156

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.12 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 32 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5935.52/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
923.66/min · norm 3.48
3383.15/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1827.24/min · norm 3.37
54.6%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
38.5%norm 48.45%
54.6%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
36.4%norm 52.75%
10.14/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
10.60/15 · norm 0.40

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

Marcin Prachnio

Distance 88.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 10.6%)

Ike Villanueva

Distance 89.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 10.6%)

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

Marcin Prachnio

Head 51.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 25.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 23.2% (norm 9.7%)

Ike Villanueva

Head 89.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 1.3% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Prachnio L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Villanueva L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 495 / 958 51.7% 41.5% 78 / 213 36.6% 41.5%
In the clinch 95 / 126 75.4% 70.8% 11 / 19 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 3 / 3 too few to rate 72.9% 3 / 7 too few to rate 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 176 / 560 31.4% 39.2% 72 / 214 33.6% 39.2%
To the body 201 / 275 73.1% 72.0% 18 / 22 too few to rate 72.0%
To the legs 216 / 252 85.7% 82.1% 2 / 3 too few to rate 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Prachnio L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Villanueva L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 267 / 644 41.5% 40.6% 151 / 247 61.1% 40.6%
In the clinch 35 / 54 64.8% 68.8% 23 / 27 85.2% 68.8%
On the ground 36 / 46 78.3% 70.4% 8 / 12 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 217 / 591 36.7% 37.7% 82 / 164 50.0% 37.7%
To the body 77 / 97 79.4% 72.9% 48 / 62 77.4% 72.9%
To the legs 44 / 56 78.6% 83.1% 52 / 60 86.7% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
120.0% acc · 0.14/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 0.60/15 · norm 0.87
1753.1% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 66.7%
3:583.7% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
1:054.3% of cage time · norm 17.1%
24:143:23 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
0:390:23 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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