Steve Berger vs.
Robbie Lawler
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.
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
Robbie Lawler
Full career not yet synced for Robbie Lawler — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 10-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 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)
Steve Berger
Distance 61.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 38.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
Robbie Lawler
Distance 78.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 14.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.6% (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%)
Robbie Lawler
Head 85.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.4% (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/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Lawler L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 2 / 35 | 5.7% | 38.6% | 927 / 2176 | 42.6% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 288 / 403 | 71.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 119 / 181 | 65.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 4 / 46 | 8.7% | 37.2% | 1012 / 2371 | 42.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 265 / 323 | 82.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 57 / 66 | 86.4% | 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/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Lawler L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 5 / 21 | too few to rate | 39.0% | 1319 / 3467 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 68.9% | 293 / 437 | 67.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 42 / 64 | 65.6% | 68.0% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 53 / 98 | 54.1% | 35.6% | 1049 / 3155 | 33.2% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 13 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 332 / 468 | 70.9% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 269 / 334 | 80.5% | 82.1% |
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 — Lawler has more cage time on record.