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Steve Berger vs.
Benji Radach

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

0-2-0 (1 NC) Steve Berger · UFC
1-1-0 (1 NC) Benji Radach · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
1-1-0 (1 NC)
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
53
AgeΔ 6 yrs
47
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
289.5
Layoff (months)Δ 3.2 mo
286.3
LNCL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWNC
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.

Steve Berger is a submission threat — 2.15 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Benji Radach carries real power — 1.52 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Benji Radach owns the mat — in control 53% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight 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.

Steve Berger

Full career not yet synced for Steve Berger — 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 +0.3 wins over .500

Benji Radach

Full career not yet synced for Benji Radach — 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 +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

130.62/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
432.18/min · norm 3.17
663.16/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
60.30/min · norm 3.06
22.8%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
56.6%norm 44.9%
40.5%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
66.7%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
21.52/15 · norm 0.38

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

Steve Berger

Distance 61.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 38.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)

Benji Radach

Distance 26.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 60.5% (norm 8.1%)

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

Steve Berger

Head 80.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.8% (norm 8.4%)

Benji Radach

Head 90.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Berger L/AAccWelterweight med Radach L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 2 / 35 5.7% 38.6% 8 / 20 too few to rate 38.6%
In the clinch 11 / 22 too few to rate 67.8% 5 / 10 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.2% 30 / 46 65.2% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 4 / 46 8.7% 37.2% 40 / 69 58.0% 37.2%
To the body 8 / 10 too few to rate 70.7% 3 / 7 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 82.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Berger L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Radach L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 5 / 21 too few to rate 39.0% 0 / 11 too few to rate 39.0%
In the clinch 19 / 26 73.1% 68.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 42 / 64 65.6% 68.0% 6 / 7 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 53 / 98 54.1% 35.6% 6 / 18 too few to rate 35.6%
To the body 13 / 13 too few to rate 69.6% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

133.3% acc · 0.72/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.27
00.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
1386.7% def · norm 63.9%
1:337.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
10:3153.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
12:118:44 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
4:533:42 per 15 · norm 3:15
32.15/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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

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