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Mark Bocek vs.
Mac Danzig

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
5-8-0 Mac Danzig · 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
5-8-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
44.8
AgeΔ 1.8 yrs
46.6
5'8"
HeightΔ 0"
5'8"
75"
ReachΔ 5"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
147.7
Layoff (months)Δ 4 mo
151.7
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
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.
Mac Danzig is a submission threat — 0.64 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 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

Mac Danzig

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

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 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
4923.49/min · norm 3.42
3442.32/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
4773.39/min · norm 3.37
43.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
49.9%norm 43.5%
60.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
57.2%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.32/15 · 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%)

Mac Danzig

Distance 77.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.3% (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%)

Mac Danzig

Head 81.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bocek L/AAccLightweight med Danzig L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 105 / 417 25.2% 37.9% 338 / 762 44.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 107 / 136 78.7% 67.3% 97 / 132 73.5% 67.3%
On the ground 135 / 242 55.8% 69.1% 57 / 92 62.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 212 / 630 33.7% 35.0% 337 / 802 42.0% 35.0%
To the body 74 / 96 77.1% 69.1% 95 / 116 81.9% 69.1%
To the legs 61 / 69 88.4% 81.9% 60 / 68 88.2% 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 Danzig L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 181 / 630 28.7% 38.9% 243 / 780 31.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 103 / 143 72.0% 68.6% 139 / 189 73.5% 68.6%
On the ground 60 / 98 61.2% 68.0% 95 / 146 65.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 728 32.6% 35.1% 289 / 893 32.4% 35.1%
To the body 66 / 96 68.8% 68.1% 100 / 128 78.1% 68.1%
To the legs 41 / 47 87.2% 81.5% 88 / 94 93.6% 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
1237.5% acc · 1.28/15 · norm 1.38
531.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2347.9% def · norm 64.0%
80:4654.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
30:3321.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
23:032:20 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
46:294:57 per 15 · norm 2:46
131.32/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
60.64/15 · 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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