Mark Bocek vs. Benson Henderson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mark Bocek
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Benson Henderson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mark Bocek
Distance 52.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 30.4% (norm 8.0%)
Benson Henderson
Distance 74.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 12.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mark Bocek
Head 79.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.0%)
Benson Henderson
Head 66.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.3% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bocek L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Henderson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 105 / 417 | 25.2% | 38.3% | 520 / 1340 | 38.8% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 107 / 136 | 78.7% | 67.5% | 154 / 222 | 69.4% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 135 / 242 | 55.8% | 68.8% | 152 / 239 | 63.6% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 212 / 630 | 33.7% | 35.1% | 362 / 1203 | 30.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 74 / 96 | 77.1% | 69.1% | 247 / 323 | 76.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 61 / 69 | 88.4% | 81.8% | 217 / 275 | 78.9% | 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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Bocek L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Henderson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 181 / 630 | 28.7% | 38.8% | 364 / 1172 | 31.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 103 / 143 | 72.0% | 68.6% | 104 / 157 | 66.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 60 / 98 | 61.2% | 68.0% | 17 / 40 | 42.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 237 / 728 | 32.6% | 35.2% | 216 / 984 | 22.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 66 / 96 | 68.8% | 68.2% | 166 / 250 | 66.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 41 / 47 | 87.2% | 81.5% | 103 / 135 | 76.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Henderson has more cage time on record.