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Nick Denis vs.
Roland Delorme

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

1-1-0 Nick Denis · UFC
3-3-0 (1 NC) Roland Delorme · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-1-0
UFC record
3-3-0 (1 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
42
AgeΔ 0 yrs
42
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
171
Layoff (months)Δ 27.6 mo
143.4
LW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWNC
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.

Nick Denis carries real power — 2.80 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Roland Delorme is a submission threat — 1.60 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Nick Denis hunts takedowns — 2.80 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight 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.

Nick Denis

Full career not yet synced for Nick Denis — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Roland Delorme

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

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

356.54/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1502.28/min · norm 3.52
295.42/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2844.32/min · norm 3.58
53.0%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
44.2%norm 43.4%
37.0%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
40.3%norm 56.6%
12.80/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.46/15 · norm 0.30

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

Nick Denis

Distance 63.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 31.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 6.5%)

Roland Delorme

Distance 81.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Nick Denis

Head 86.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 8.4%)

Roland Delorme

Head 74.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Denis L/AAccBantamweight med Delorme L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 15 / 42 35.7% 39.0% 98 / 276 35.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 17 / 21 too few to rate 68.7% 20 / 21 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 3 / 3 too few to rate 70.2% 32 / 42 76.2% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 26 / 57 45.6% 34.9% 87 / 254 34.3% 34.9%
To the body 6 / 6 too few to rate 66.8% 44 / 59 74.6% 66.8%
To the legs 3 / 3 too few to rate 79.4% 19 / 26 73.1% 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Denis L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Delorme L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 21 / 37 56.8% 39.3% 198 / 346 57.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.4% 27 / 35 77.1% 70.4%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.4% 59 / 95 62.1% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 17 / 33 51.5% 34.9% 227 / 415 54.7% 34.9%
To the body 9 / 10 too few to rate 66.0% 24 / 26 92.3% 66.0%
To the legs 3 / 3 too few to rate 79.1% 33 / 35 94.3% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1100.0% acc · 2.80/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1134.4% acc · 2.51/15 · norm 1.12
480.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
342.9% def · norm 66.7%
2:0538.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
13:3220.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
0:331:32 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
25:505:53 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
71.60/15 · norm 0.28

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

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