Spencer Fisher vs.
Thiago Tavares
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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
Thiago Tavares
Full career not yet synced for Thiago Tavares — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Thiago Tavares
Distance 75.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 18.2% (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%)
Thiago Tavares
Head 82.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.1% (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/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Tavares L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 404 / 1122 | 36.0% | 37.9% | 209 / 618 | 33.8% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 172 / 241 | 71.4% | 67.3% | 30 / 53 | 56.6% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 61 / 101 | 60.4% | 69.1% | 90 / 149 | 60.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 305 / 1049 | 29.1% | 35.0% | 229 / 680 | 33.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 203 / 262 | 77.5% | 69.1% | 76 / 106 | 71.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 129 / 153 | 84.3% | 81.9% | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Tavares L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 377 / 1301 | 29.0% | 38.9% | 224 / 783 | 28.6% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 111 / 151 | 73.5% | 68.6% | 59 / 97 | 60.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 121 / 246 | 49.2% | 68.0% | 96 / 139 | 69.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 343 / 1324 | 25.9% | 35.1% | 243 / 834 | 29.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 146 / 228 | 64.0% | 68.1% | 69 / 102 | 67.6% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 120 / 146 | 82.2% | 81.5% | 67 / 83 | 80.7% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Tavares has more cage time on record.