Thibault Gouti vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Thibault Gouti
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.75 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Thibault Gouti
Distance 89.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 8.0%)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Distance 82.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Thibault Gouti
Head 87.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.0%)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gouti L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Aubin-Mercier L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 145 / 466 | 31.1% | 38.3% | 262 / 581 | 45.1% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 33 | 51.5% | 67.5% | 57 / 68 | 83.8% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 44 / 56 | 78.6% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 140 / 455 | 30.8% | 35.1% | 248 / 557 | 44.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 22 / 40 | 55.0% | 69.1% | 78 / 107 | 72.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 81.8% | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 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 Gouti L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Aubin-Mercier L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 178 / 405 | 44.0% | 38.8% | 261 / 748 | 34.9% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 47 | 63.8% | 68.6% | 54 / 86 | 62.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 68 / 103 | 66.0% | 68.0% | 119 / 149 | 79.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 202 / 455 | 44.4% | 35.2% | 274 / 757 | 36.2% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 48 / 70 | 68.6% | 68.2% | 98 / 148 | 66.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 81.5% | 62 / 78 | 79.5% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Aubin-Mercier has more cage time on record.