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Mark Bocek vs. Doug Evans

UFC 8-5-0 vs. 0-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-5-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
44
AgeΔ 2 yrs
46
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
75"
Reach
—
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
150.1
Layoff (months)Δ 75.6 mo
225.7
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mark Bocek owns the mat — in control 54% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.
Mark Bocek is a submission threat — 1.32 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Doug Evans hunts takedowns — 3.19 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mark Bocek

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

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

Doug Evans

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 03
Tier 3 — regional circuit 138

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.08 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3472.34/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
421.79/min · norm 3.44
3442.32/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
602.55/min · norm 3.38
43.6%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
35.9%norm 43.65%
60.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
55.9%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)

Mark Bocek

Distance 52.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 30.4% (norm 8.0%)

Doug Evans

Distance 73.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 22.2% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.3% (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%)

Doug Evans

Head 84.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (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/AAccLightweight med Evans L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 105 / 417 25.2% 38.3% 22 / 86 25.6% 38.3%
In the clinch 107 / 136 78.7% 67.5% 18 / 26 69.2% 67.5%
On the ground 135 / 242 55.8% 68.8% 2 / 5 too few to rate 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 212 / 630 33.7% 35.1% 26 / 99 26.3% 35.1%
To the body 74 / 96 77.1% 69.1% 11 / 12 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 61 / 69 88.4% 81.8% 5 / 6 too few to rate 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/AOpp accLightweight med vs Evans L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 181 / 630 28.7% 38.8% 19 / 70 27.1% 38.8%
In the clinch 103 / 143 72.0% 68.6% 17 / 22 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 60 / 98 61.2% 68.0% 24 / 44 54.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 728 32.6% 35.2% 37 / 110 33.6% 35.2%
To the body 66 / 96 68.8% 68.2% 15 / 18 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 41 / 47 87.2% 81.5% 8 / 8 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3636.7% acc · 3.65/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
583.3% acc · 3.19/15 · norm 1.34
531.3% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
1669.6% def · norm 63.7%
80:4654.5% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
3:4415.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
23:032:20 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
13:408:43 per 15 · norm 2:50
131.32/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
10.64/15 · norm 0.48

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