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Roger Narvaez vs.
Luke Barnatt

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

1-2-0 Roger Narvaez · UFC
3-3-0 Luke Barnatt · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-2-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
42.9
AgeΔ 4.6 yrs
38.3
6'3"
HeightΔ 3"
6'6"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
136.8
Layoff (months)Δ 2.1 mo
134.7
LWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
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.

Roger Narvaez is a submission threat — 0.95 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Roger Narvaez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Luke Barnatt rarely shoots — 0.63 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight 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.

Roger Narvaez

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

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Luke Barnatt

Full career not yet synced for Luke Barnatt — 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 +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

672.12/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
3174.43/min · norm 3.25
1053.32/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2773.87/min · norm 3.20
37.0%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
36.4%norm 47.4%
64.8%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 53.8%
10.47/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.42/15 · norm 0.32

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

Roger Narvaez

Distance 89.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 1.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 8.8% (norm 10.3%)

Luke Barnatt

Distance 90.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Roger Narvaez

Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)

Luke Barnatt

Head 80.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Narvaez L/AAccMiddleweight med Barnatt L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 55 / 162 34.0% 40.5% 256 / 786 32.6% 40.5%
In the clinch 3 / 3 too few to rate 70.3% 48 / 65 73.8% 70.3%
On the ground 9 / 16 too few to rate 69.1% 13 / 19 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 42 / 143 29.4% 38.9% 220 / 698 31.5% 38.9%
To the body 16 / 23 too few to rate 71.7% 66 / 118 55.9% 71.7%
To the legs 9 / 15 too few to rate 83.3% 31 / 54 57.4% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Narvaez L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Barnatt L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 57 / 228 25.0% 39.5% 225 / 585 38.5% 39.5%
In the clinch 8 / 12 too few to rate 70.9% 30 / 51 58.8% 70.9%
On the ground 40 / 58 69.0% 69.0% 22 / 41 53.7% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 68 / 228 29.8% 37.9% 195 / 545 35.8% 37.9%
To the body 19 / 43 44.2% 71.3% 32 / 53 60.4% 71.3%
To the legs 18 / 27 66.7% 82.1% 50 / 79 63.3% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
342.9% acc · 0.63/15 · norm 1.42
550.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2163.6% def · norm 63.1%
3:4211.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
2:083.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
6:142:57 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
15:523:19 per 15 · norm 3:00
20.95/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
20.42/15 · norm 0.47

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

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