Rob Emerson vs. Phillipe Nover
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rob Emerson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 11 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.38 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Phillipe Nover
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rob Emerson
Distance 86.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 8.0%)
Phillipe Nover
Distance 83.4% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 13.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rob Emerson
Head 84.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 4.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 8.0%)
Phillipe Nover
Head 76.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Emerson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Nover L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 138 / 519 | 26.6% | 38.3% | 114 / 382 | 29.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 49 | 55.1% | 67.5% | 44 / 60 | 73.3% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 20 / 34 | 58.8% | 68.8% | 5 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 104 / 508 | 20.5% | 35.1% | 96 / 348 | 27.6% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 69.1% | 47 / 81 | 58.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 60 / 66 | 90.9% | 81.8% | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 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 Emerson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Nover L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 130 / 455 | 28.6% | 38.8% | 120 / 360 | 33.3% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 59 | 62.7% | 68.6% | 61 / 77 | 79.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 43 / 83 | 51.8% | 68.0% | 45 / 81 | 55.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 130 / 495 | 26.3% | 35.2% | 98 / 341 | 28.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 42 / 56 | 75.0% | 68.2% | 55 / 86 | 64.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 81.5% | 73 / 91 | 80.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Emerson has more cage time on record.