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Nik Lentz vs. Mark Bocek

UFC 14-9-1 (1 NC) vs. 8-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
14-9-1 (1 NC)
UFC record
8-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42
AgeΔ 2 yrs
44
5'8"
HeightΔ 0"
5'8"
68"
ReachΔ 7"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
68.9
Layoff (months)Δ 81.2 mo
150.1
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mark Bocek owns the mat — in control 54% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.
Mark Bocek is a submission threat — 1.32 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Nik Lentz is a submission threat — 1.24 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Nik Lentz

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 149
Tier 3 — regional circuit 163

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

Mark Bocek

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10793.44/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3472.34/min · norm 3.44
10223.25/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3442.32/min · norm 3.38
47.6%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
43.6%norm 43.65%
50.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.5%norm 56.3%
20.10/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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%)

Mark Bocek

Distance 52.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 30.4% (norm 8.0%)

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%)

Mark Bocek

Head 79.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Lentz L/AAccLightweight med Bocek L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 655 / 1686 38.8% 38.3% 105 / 417 25.2% 38.3%
In the clinch 213 / 316 67.4% 67.5% 107 / 136 78.7% 67.5%
On the ground 211 / 265 79.6% 68.8% 135 / 242 55.8% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 650 / 1731 37.6% 35.1% 212 / 630 33.7% 35.1%
To the body 269 / 342 78.7% 69.1% 74 / 96 77.1% 69.1%
To the legs 160 / 194 82.5% 81.8% 61 / 69 88.4% 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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/AOpp accLightweight med vs Bocek L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 701 / 1584 44.3% 38.8% 181 / 630 28.7% 38.8%
In the clinch 180 / 262 68.7% 68.6% 103 / 143 72.0% 68.6%
On the ground 141 / 202 69.8% 68.0% 60 / 98 61.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 762 / 1717 44.4% 35.2% 237 / 728 32.6% 35.2%
To the body 160 / 215 74.4% 68.2% 66 / 96 68.8% 68.2%
To the legs 100 / 116 86.2% 81.5% 41 / 47 87.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
6932.9% acc · 3.30/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
3636.7% acc · 3.65/15 · norm 1.34
3643.9% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
531.3% def · norm 63.7%
98:4331.4% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
80:4654.5% of cage time · norm 18.95%
75:453:37 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
23:032:20 per 15 · norm 2:50
261.24/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
131.32/15 · norm 0.48

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