Marcin Prachnio vs. William Knight

UFC 4-7-0 vs. 3-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-7-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
38
AgeΔ 0 yrs
38
6'3"
HeightΔ 5"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
12.6
Layoff (months)Δ 29 mo
41.6
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Marcin Prachnio rarely shoots — 0.14 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
William Knight is a submission threat — 0.49 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
William Knight hunts takedowns — 1.46 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight 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

William Knight

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 54
Tier 3 — regional circuit 62

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5935.52/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
1741.88/min · norm 3.41
3383.15/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
2863.10/min · norm 3.35
54.6%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
48.3%norm 48.3%
54.6%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
37.3%norm 52.9%
10.14/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
20.32/15 · norm 0.40

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

Marcin Prachnio

Distance 88.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 10.4%)

William Knight

Distance 81.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 10.4%)

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

Marcin Prachnio

Head 51.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 25.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 23.2% (norm 9.7%)

William Knight

Head 63.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 22.2% (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 Knight L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 495 / 958 51.7% 41.4% 116 / 295 39.3% 41.4%
In the clinch 95 / 126 75.4% 70.9% 29 / 33 87.9% 70.9%
On the ground 3 / 3 too few to rate 72.3% 29 / 32 90.6% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 176 / 560 31.4% 38.9% 91 / 229 39.7% 38.9%
To the body 201 / 275 73.1% 71.9% 29 / 51 56.9% 71.9%
To the legs 216 / 252 85.7% 81.8% 54 / 80 67.5% 81.8%

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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Knight L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 267 / 644 41.5% 40.4% 245 / 407 60.2% 40.4%
In the clinch 35 / 54 64.8% 68.7% 15 / 17 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 36 / 46 78.3% 70.4% 26 / 32 81.2% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 217 / 591 36.7% 37.5% 109 / 231 47.2% 37.5%
To the body 77 / 97 79.4% 72.3% 59 / 85 69.4% 72.3%
To the legs 44 / 56 78.6% 83.0% 118 / 140 84.3% 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
120.0% acc · 0.14/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
936.0% acc · 1.46/15 · norm 0.87
1753.1% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
945.0% def · norm 66.7%
3:583.7% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
12:1913.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
24:143:23 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
32:085:13 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
30.49/15 · norm 0.27

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