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Moti Horenstein vs.
Mark Kerr

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

0-2-0 Moti Horenstein · UFC
4-0-0 Mark Kerr · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0
UFC record
4-0-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
Age
57
6'4"
HeightΔ 1"
6'3"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
348.3
Layoff (months)Δ 2.7 mo
345.6
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWW
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 Kerr is a submission threat — 2.90 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Mark Kerr carries real power — 2.90 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Moti Horenstein absorbs 7.67 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.19 Heavyweight norm — hittable.
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.

Moti Horenstein

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Mark Kerr

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10.20/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
234.45/min · norm 3.36
397.67/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
10.19/min · norm 3.19
33.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
65.7%norm 47.8%
22.0%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
83.3%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
12.90/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Moti Horenstein

Distance 66.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 33.3% (norm 9.3%)

Mark Kerr

Distance 11.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 85.7% (norm 9.3%)

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

Moti Horenstein

Head 33.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 33.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 33.3% (norm 7.6%)

Mark Kerr

Head 91.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Horenstein L/AAccHeavyweight med Kerr L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 2 too few to rate 40.1% 2 / 4 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.6% 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.2% 20 / 30 66.7% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 0 / 1 too few to rate 38.9% 21 / 32 65.6% 38.9%
To the body 1 / 1 too few to rate 76.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 0 / 1 too few to rate 87.8% 2 / 3 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Horenstein L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Kerr L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 0 too few to rate 40.7% 0 / 5 too few to rate 40.7%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.6% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 39 / 50 78.0% 72.0% 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 34 / 45 75.6% 38.8% 0 / 3 too few to rate 38.8%
To the body 5 / 5 too few to rate 75.1% 1 / 2 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 84.4% 0 / 1 too few to rate 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
3100.0% acc · 8.71/15 · norm 0.95
133.3% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 64.3%
— of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
— of cage time · norm 17.2%
— per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
— per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
12.90/15 · norm 0.16

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

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