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Ronny Markes vs.
Karlos Vemola

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

3-2-0 Ronny Markes · UFC
2-4-0 Karlos Vemola · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-2-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38.3
AgeΔ 2.8 yrs
41.1
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
75"
ReachΔ 0"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
148.5
Layoff (months)Δ 9.4 mo
157.9
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Karlos Vemola is a submission threat — 1.66 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Ronny Markes owns the mat — in control 48% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Ronny Markes hunts takedowns — 3.13 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.

Ronny Markes

Full career not yet synced for Ronny Markes — 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 +1.2 wins over .500

Karlos Vemola

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1252.17/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
911.67/min · norm 3.25
1402.43/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1162.13/min · norm 3.20
53.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
44.2%norm 47.4%
45.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
38.0%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Ronny Markes

Distance 70.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 10.3%)

Karlos Vemola

Distance 47.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 41.7% (norm 10.3%)

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

Ronny Markes

Head 63.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 23.1% (norm 8.4%)

Karlos Vemola

Head 84.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Markes L/AAccMiddleweight med Vemola L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 65 / 166 39.2% 40.5% 27 / 97 27.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 38 / 42 90.5% 70.3% 15 / 23 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 22 / 26 84.6% 69.1% 49 / 86 57.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 50 / 148 33.8% 38.9% 66 / 174 37.9% 38.9%
To the body 27 / 32 84.4% 71.7% 15 / 19 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 48 / 54 88.9% 83.3% 10 / 13 too few to rate 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 Markes L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Vemola L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 82 / 180 45.6% 39.5% 24 / 67 35.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 23 / 28 82.1% 70.9% 61 / 72 84.7% 70.9%
On the ground 35 / 49 71.4% 69.0% 31 / 48 64.6% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 85 / 186 45.7% 37.9% 51 / 113 45.1% 37.9%
To the body 30 / 35 85.7% 71.3% 32 / 37 86.5% 71.3%
To the legs 25 / 36 69.4% 82.1% 33 / 37 89.2% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1240.0% acc · 3.13/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
725.9% acc · 1.93/15 · norm 1.42
11100.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
531.3% def · norm 63.1%
27:5148.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
12:1122.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
7:061:51 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
31:328:42 per 15 · norm 3:00
20.52/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
61.66/15 · norm 0.47

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

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