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.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Brammer L/A | Acc | Lightweight 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Brammer L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight 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% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Bocek has more cage time on record.