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Mark Bocek vs.
Joe Brammer

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

8-5-0 Mark Bocek · UFC
0-2-0 Joe Brammer · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

8-5-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
44.8
AgeΔ 1.8 yrs
43
5'8"
HeightΔ 0"
5'8"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
147.7
Layoff (months)Δ 46.6 mo
194.3
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LL
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.

Mark Bocek owns the mat — in control 54% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Mark Bocek is a submission threat — 1.32 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Joe Brammer rarely shoots — 0.81 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 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.

Mark Bocek

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Joe Brammer

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3472.34/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
402.15/min · norm 3.42
3442.32/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
522.80/min · norm 3.37
43.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
31.7%norm 43.5%
60.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
56.7%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 82.8%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 30.4% (norm 8.0%)

Joe Brammer

Distance 85.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 14.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Mark Bocek

Head 79.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 7.9%)

Joe Brammer

Head 69.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.7% (norm 7.9%)

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 Brammer L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 105 / 417 25.2% 37.9% 32 / 108 29.6% 37.9%
In the clinch 107 / 136 78.7% 67.3% 8 / 18 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 135 / 242 55.8% 69.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 212 / 630 33.7% 35.0% 20 / 87 23.0% 35.0%
To the body 74 / 96 77.1% 69.1% 14 / 23 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 61 / 69 88.4% 81.9% 6 / 16 too few to rate 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 Bocek L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Brammer L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 181 / 630 28.7% 38.9% 28 / 91 30.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 103 / 143 72.0% 68.6% 21 / 25 84.0% 68.6%
On the ground 60 / 98 61.2% 68.0% 3 / 4 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 728 32.6% 35.1% 18 / 79 22.8% 35.1%
To the body 66 / 96 68.8% 68.1% 15 / 19 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 41 / 47 87.2% 81.5% 19 / 22 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

3636.7% acc · 3.65/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 0.81/15 · norm 1.38
531.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 64.0%
80:4654.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
0:373.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
23:032:20 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
7:175:52 per 15 · norm 2:46
131.32/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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

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