William Knight vs.
Marcin Prachnio
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.
William Knight
Full career not yet synced for William Knight — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Marcin Prachnio
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 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)
William Knight
Distance 81.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 10.4%)
Marcin Prachnio
Distance 88.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
William Knight
Head 63.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 22.2% (norm 9.7%)
Marcin Prachnio
Head 51.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 25.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 23.2% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Knight L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Prachnio L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 116 / 295 | 39.3% | 41.4% | 495 / 958 | 51.7% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 33 | 87.9% | 70.9% | 95 / 126 | 75.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 29 / 32 | 90.6% | 72.3% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 91 / 229 | 39.7% | 38.9% | 176 / 560 | 31.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 29 / 51 | 56.9% | 71.9% | 201 / 275 | 73.1% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 54 / 80 | 67.5% | 81.8% | 216 / 252 | 85.7% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Knight L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Prachnio L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 245 / 407 | 60.2% | 40.4% | 267 / 644 | 41.5% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 35 / 54 | 64.8% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 70.4% | 36 / 46 | 78.3% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 109 / 231 | 47.2% | 37.5% | 217 / 591 | 36.7% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 59 / 85 | 69.4% | 72.3% | 77 / 97 | 79.4% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 118 / 140 | 84.3% | 83.0% | 44 / 56 | 78.6% | 83.0% |
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 — Prachnio has more cage time on record.