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Rich Clementi vs.
Gray Maynard

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

5-5-0 Rich Clementi · UFC
11-7-1 (1 NC) Gray Maynard · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-5-0
UFC record
11-7-1 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
50
AgeΔ 3 yrs
47
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
209.9
Layoff (months)Δ 115.9 mo
94
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL
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.

Rich Clementi is a submission threat — 1.10 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Gray Maynard hunts takedowns — 2.91 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Rich Clementi's takedown defense leaks — 26% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight 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.

Rich Clementi

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

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Gray Maynard

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

In the UFC: 8-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1711.56/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
4931.92/min · norm 3.42
2562.34/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
6792.64/min · norm 3.37
37.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
32.5%norm 43.5%
62.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
66.7%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
60.35/15 · norm 0.25

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

Rich Clementi

Distance 81.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 8.0%)

Gray Maynard

Distance 80.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 8.0%)

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

Rich Clementi

Head 79.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 7.9%)

Gray Maynard

Head 88.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Clementi L/AAccLightweight med Maynard L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 117 / 375 31.2% 37.9% 320 / 1215 26.3% 37.9%
In the clinch 31 / 52 59.6% 67.3% 73 / 123 59.3% 67.3%
On the ground 23 / 32 71.9% 69.1% 100 / 177 56.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 95 / 364 26.1% 35.0% 371 / 1340 27.7% 35.0%
To the body 27 / 35 77.1% 69.1% 100 / 144 69.4% 69.1%
To the legs 49 / 60 81.7% 81.9% 22 / 31 71.0% 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 Clementi L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Maynard L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 164 / 541 30.3% 38.9% 509 / 1768 28.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 58 / 80 72.5% 68.6% 101 / 174 58.0% 68.6%
On the ground 34 / 66 51.5% 68.0% 69 / 95 72.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 565 27.1% 35.1% 466 / 1679 27.8% 35.1%
To the body 49 / 63 77.8% 68.1% 117 / 237 49.4% 68.1%
To the legs 54 / 59 91.5% 81.5% 96 / 121 79.3% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1442.4% acc · 1.92/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
5047.6% acc · 2.91/15 · norm 1.38
626.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
5281.3% def · norm 64.0%
24:5822.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
74:3929.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
34:304:43 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
17:521:02 per 15 · norm 2:46
81.10/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
120.70/15 · norm 0.49

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

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