Scott Holtzman vs. Michael McBride
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Scott Holtzman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Michael McBride
Full career not yet synced for Michael McBride — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Scott Holtzman
Distance 76.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 8.0%)
Michael McBride
Distance 86.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Scott Holtzman
Head 80.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.0%)
Michael McBride
Head 73.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Holtzman L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | McBride L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 461 / 1148 | 40.2% | 38.3% | 87 / 176 | 49.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 115 / 157 | 73.2% | 67.5% | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 147 / 206 | 71.4% | 68.8% | 9 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 528 / 1223 | 43.2% | 35.1% | 60 / 149 | 40.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 117 / 183 | 63.9% | 69.1% | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 78 / 105 | 74.3% | 81.8% | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 · Lightweight: 204 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 Holtzman L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs McBride L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 453 / 1136 | 39.9% | 38.8% | 74 / 146 | 50.7% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 122 / 169 | 72.2% | 68.6% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 68.0% | 62 / 86 | 72.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 382 / 1079 | 35.4% | 35.2% | 102 / 179 | 57.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 137 / 181 | 75.7% | 68.2% | 13 / 27 | 48.1% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 93 / 101 | 92.1% | 81.5% | 27 / 34 | 79.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Holtzman has more cage time on record.