Paul Sass vs.
Mark Holst
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Paul Sass
Full career not yet synced for Paul Sass — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Mark Holst
Full career not yet synced for Mark Holst — 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 -0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Paul Sass
Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 17.5% (norm 8.0%)
Mark Holst
Distance 88.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Paul Sass
Head 89.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 7.9%)
Mark Holst
Head 80.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sass L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Holst L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 9 / 47 | 19.1% | 37.9% | 2 / 23 | too few to rate | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 10 / 51 | 19.6% | 35.0% | 1 / 21 | too few to rate | 35.0% |
| To the body | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Sass L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Holst L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 12 / 46 | 26.1% | 38.9% | 10 / 25 | 40.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 42 / 66 | 63.6% | 68.0% | 22 / 36 | 61.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 45 / 101 | 44.6% | 35.1% | 25 / 54 | 46.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sass has more cage time on record.