Mike Breeden vs.
Natan Levy
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.
Mike Breeden
Full career not yet synced for Mike Breeden — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Natan Levy
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.46 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
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)
Mike Breeden
Distance 92.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 8.0%)
Natan Levy
Distance 93.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mike Breeden
Head 81.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 7.9%)
Natan Levy
Head 70.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Breeden L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Levy L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 184 / 378 | 48.7% | 37.9% | 196 / 385 | 50.9% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 67.3% | 7 / 15 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 143 / 332 | 43.1% | 35.0% | 113 / 291 | 38.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 51 / 65 | 78.5% | 69.1% | 68 / 86 | 79.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 33 / 35 | 94.3% | 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 Breeden L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Levy L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 207 / 361 | 57.3% | 38.9% | 162 / 418 | 38.8% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 44 | 61.4% | 68.6% | 21 / 32 | 65.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 169 / 325 | 52.0% | 35.1% | 114 / 359 | 31.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 57 / 72 | 79.2% | 68.1% | 59 / 87 | 67.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 19 / 20 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 18 / 20 | 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 — Breeden has more cage time on record.