Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ben Rothwell
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ovince Saint Preux
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Ben Rothwell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 26 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 32 finish wins over 50 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ovince Saint Preux
Distance 88.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 10.6%)
Ben Rothwell
Distance 86.4% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ovince Saint Preux
Head 74.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 9.7%)
Ben Rothwell
Head 86.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Preux L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Rothwell L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 653 / 1526 | 42.8% | 41.5% | 537 / 1358 | 39.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 75 / 112 | 67.0% | 70.8% | 86 / 130 | 66.2% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 65 / 91 | 71.4% | 72.9% | 58 / 84 | 69.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 478 / 1290 | 37.1% | 39.2% | 496 / 1354 | 36.6% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 218 / 312 | 69.9% | 72.0% | 109 / 136 | 80.1% | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 97 / 127 | 76.4% | 82.1% | 76 / 82 | 92.7% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Preux L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Rothwell L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 737 / 1531 | 48.1% | 40.6% | 736 / 1373 | 53.6% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 148 / 204 | 72.5% | 68.8% | 57 / 94 | 60.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 93 / 118 | 78.8% | 70.4% | 96 / 141 | 68.1% | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 537 / 1249 | 43.0% | 37.7% | 557 / 1234 | 45.1% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 217 / 316 | 68.7% | 72.9% | 246 / 281 | 87.5% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 224 / 288 | 77.8% | 83.1% | 86 / 93 | 92.5% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Preux has more cage time on record.