Nik Lentz vs. Arnold Allen
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Nik Lentz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Arnold Allen
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.69 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nik Lentz
Distance 74.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 13.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 8.0%)
Arnold Allen
Distance 92.4% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nik Lentz
Head 76.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 8.0%)
Arnold Allen
Head 82.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lentz L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Allen L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 655 / 1686 | 38.8% | 38.3% | 681 / 1606 | 42.4% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 213 / 316 | 67.4% | 67.5% | 30 / 60 | 50.0% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 211 / 265 | 79.6% | 68.8% | 54 / 73 | 74.0% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 650 / 1731 | 37.6% | 35.1% | 562 / 1438 | 39.1% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 269 / 342 | 78.7% | 69.1% | 138 / 209 | 66.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 160 / 194 | 82.5% | 81.8% | 65 / 92 | 70.7% | 80.3% |
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: 204 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Lentz L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Allen L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 701 / 1584 | 44.3% | 38.8% | 615 / 1617 | 38.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 180 / 262 | 68.7% | 68.6% | 52 / 80 | 65.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 141 / 202 | 69.8% | 68.0% | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 762 / 1717 | 44.4% | 35.2% | 378 / 1305 | 29.0% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 160 / 215 | 74.4% | 68.2% | 166 / 245 | 67.8% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 100 / 116 | 86.2% | 81.5% | 140 / 169 | 82.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lentz has more cage time on record.