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Spencer Fisher vs.
Dennis Siver

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

9-8-0 Spencer Fisher · UFC
12-8-0 (1 NC) Dennis Siver · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

9-8-0
UFC record
12-8-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
50.2
AgeΔ 2.6 yrs
47.6
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'6"
68"
ReachΔ 2"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
169.4
Layoff (months)Δ 60 mo
109.4
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWNC
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.

Dennis Siver carries real power — 0.47 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Spencer Fisher is a submission threat — 0.75 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Spencer Fisher rarely shoots — 0.67 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 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.

Spencer Fisher

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

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Dennis Siver

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

In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6373.17/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
8693.87/min · norm 3.42
6093.03/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
5982.67/min · norm 3.37
43.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
32.4%norm 43.5%
64.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
65.0%norm 56.3%
30.22/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
70.47/15 · norm 0.25

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

Spencer Fisher

Distance 76.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 16.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.9% (norm 8.0%)

Dennis Siver

Distance 90.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Spencer Fisher

Head 71.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 7.9%)

Dennis Siver

Head 78.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Fisher L/AAccLightweight med Siver L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 404 / 1122 36.0% 37.9% 737 / 2423 30.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 172 / 241 71.4% 67.3% 46 / 126 36.5% 67.3%
On the ground 61 / 101 60.4% 69.1% 86 / 129 66.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 305 / 1049 29.1% 35.0% 494 / 2091 23.6% 35.0%
To the body 203 / 262 77.5% 69.1% 118 / 228 51.8% 69.1%
To the legs 129 / 153 84.3% 81.9% 257 / 359 71.6% 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 Fisher L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Siver L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 377 / 1301 29.0% 38.9% 472 / 1477 32.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 111 / 151 73.5% 68.6% 44 / 77 57.1% 68.6%
On the ground 121 / 246 49.2% 68.0% 82 / 157 52.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 343 / 1324 25.9% 35.1% 372 / 1335 27.9% 35.1%
To the body 146 / 228 64.0% 68.1% 99 / 170 58.2% 68.1%
To the legs 120 / 146 82.2% 81.5% 127 / 206 61.7% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

930.0% acc · 0.67/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1332.5% acc · 0.87/15 · norm 1.38
5860.4% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
3965.0% def · norm 64.0%
25:1312.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
38:0717.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
74:105:32 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
39:502:39 per 15 · norm 2:46
100.75/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
50.33/15 · norm 0.49

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

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