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Vinc Pichel vs. Damien Brown

UFC 7-5-0 vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-5-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
43
AgeΔ 2 yrs
41
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
72"
ReachΔ 4"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
18.7
Layoff (months)Δ 85.6 mo
104.3
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Vinc Pichel hunts takedowns — 2.50 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Damien Brown carries real power — 0.45 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Vinc Pichel's takedown defense leaks — 32% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Vinc Pichel

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Damien Brown

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 3 — regional circuit 158

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.3 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 32 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5673.78/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
2423.66/min · norm 3.44
4753.17/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3214.86/min · norm 3.38
46.1%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
38.6%norm 43.65%
54.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
50.1%norm 56.3%
10.10/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.45/15 · norm 0.25

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

Vinc Pichel

Distance 80.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.0% (norm 8.0%)

Damien Brown

Distance 91.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Vinc Pichel

Head 67.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.0% (norm 8.0%)

Damien Brown

Head 81.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Pichel L/AAccLightweight med Brown L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 379 / 984 38.5% 38.3% 208 / 574 36.2% 38.3%
In the clinch 103 / 123 83.7% 67.5% 13 / 21 too few to rate 67.5%
On the ground 85 / 123 69.1% 68.8% 21 / 32 65.6% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 259 / 826 31.4% 35.1% 159 / 509 31.2% 35.1%
To the body 144 / 207 69.6% 69.1% 38 / 65 58.5% 69.1%
To the legs 164 / 197 83.2% 81.8% 45 / 53 84.9% 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 Pichel L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Brown L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 382 / 924 41.3% 38.8% 260 / 559 46.5% 38.8%
In the clinch 51 / 70 72.9% 68.6% 31 / 37 83.8% 68.6%
On the ground 42 / 57 73.7% 68.0% 30 / 47 63.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 314 / 841 37.3% 35.2% 251 / 543 46.2% 35.2%
To the body 94 / 135 69.6% 68.2% 41 / 63 65.1% 68.2%
To the legs 67 / 75 89.3% 81.5% 29 / 37 78.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2551.0% acc · 2.50/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
327.3% acc · 0.68/15 · norm 1.34
1231.6% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
753.8% def · norm 63.7%
36:4024.4% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
3:385.5% of cage time · norm 18.95%
28:072:48 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
18:324:12 per 15 · norm 2:50
20.20/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
30.68/15 · norm 0.48

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