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Trevor Prangley vs.
Chael Sonnen

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

2-2-0 Trevor Prangley · UFC
7-7-0 Chael Sonnen · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-2-0
UFC record
7-7-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
53.9
AgeΔ 4.6 yrs
49.3
6'1"
HeightΔ 0"
6'1"
75"
ReachΔ 2"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
244
Layoff (months)Δ 91.4 mo
152.6
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW
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.

Chael Sonnen owns the mat — in control 69% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Trevor Prangley hunts takedowns — 4.11 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Chael Sonnen hunts takedowns — 3.89 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight 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.

Trevor Prangley

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Chael Sonnen

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

In the UFC: 6-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.6 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1112.17/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
4102.88/min · norm 3.25
771.51/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1881.32/min · norm 3.20
59.0%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
45.6%norm 47.4%
50.6%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
62.2%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Trevor Prangley

Distance 38.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 35.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 26.6% (norm 10.3%)

Chael Sonnen

Distance 48.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 39.6% (norm 10.3%)

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

Trevor Prangley

Head 63.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 19.1% (norm 8.4%)

Chael Sonnen

Head 77.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Prangley L/AAccMiddleweight med Sonnen L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 72 30.6% 40.5% 124 / 439 28.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 58 / 66 87.9% 70.3% 73 / 105 69.5% 70.3%
On the ground 31 / 50 62.0% 69.1% 213 / 356 59.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 45 / 120 37.5% 38.9% 259 / 697 37.2% 38.9%
To the body 30 / 32 93.8% 71.7% 68 / 101 67.3% 71.7%
To the legs 36 / 36 100.0% 83.3% 83 / 102 81.4% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Prangley L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Sonnen L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 29 / 62 46.8% 39.5% 83 / 344 24.1% 39.5%
In the clinch 29 / 51 56.9% 70.9% 35 / 56 62.5% 70.9%
On the ground 19 / 43 44.2% 69.0% 70 / 97 72.2% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 40 / 111 36.0% 37.9% 139 / 431 32.3% 37.9%
To the body 26 / 34 76.5% 71.3% 41 / 56 73.2% 71.3%
To the legs 11 / 11 too few to rate 82.1% 8 / 10 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.

1463.6% acc · 4.11/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
3753.6% acc · 3.89/15 · norm 1.42
2074.1% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1557.7% def · norm 63.1%
26:2451.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
98:5469.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
14:334:16 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
18:461:58 per 15 · norm 3:00
41.17/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
40.42/15 · norm 0.47

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

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