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Marcus LeVesseur vs.
Carlo Prater

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

1-2-0 Marcus LeVesseur · UFC
1-2-0 Carlo Prater · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-2-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
44.1
AgeΔ 1 yrs
45.1
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
163.9
Layoff (months)Δ 2.1 mo
166
LWL
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.

Carlo Prater is a submission threat — 1.97 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Marcus LeVesseur hunts takedowns — 3.89 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Marcus LeVesseur owns the mat — in control 54% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight 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.

Marcus LeVesseur

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Carlo Prater

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

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

692.55/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
692.26/min · norm 3.42
1003.70/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1294.23/min · norm 3.37
64.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
49.3%norm 43.5%
37.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
35.5%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Marcus LeVesseur

Distance 39.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 55.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 8.0%)

Carlo Prater

Distance 57.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 41.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 8.0%)

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

Marcus LeVesseur

Head 43.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 44.9% (norm 7.9%)

Carlo Prater

Head 42.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 39.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 17.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone LeVesseur L/AAccLightweight med Prater L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 16 / 42 38.1% 37.9% 30 / 81 37.0% 37.9%
In the clinch 49 / 59 83.1% 67.3% 39 / 58 67.2% 67.3%
On the ground 4 / 6 too few to rate 69.1% 0 / 1 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 19 / 47 40.4% 35.0% 14 / 60 23.3% 35.0%
To the body 10 / 12 too few to rate 69.1% 32 / 55 58.2% 69.1%
To the legs 40 / 48 83.3% 81.9% 23 / 25 92.0% 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 LeVesseur L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Prater L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 7 / 41 17.1% 38.9% 45 / 102 44.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 65 / 88 73.9% 68.6% 66 / 76 86.8% 68.6%
On the ground 28 / 32 87.5% 68.0% 18 / 22 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 23 / 62 37.1% 35.1% 47 / 107 43.9% 35.1%
To the body 57 / 79 72.2% 68.1% 37 / 43 86.0% 68.1%
To the legs 20 / 20 too few to rate 81.5% 45 / 50 90.0% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

736.8% acc · 3.89/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
583.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
857.1% def · norm 64.0%
14:4354.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
2:479.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
5:172:56 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
15:277:36 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.56/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
41.97/15 · norm 0.49

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

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