Anthony Rocco Martin vs. Johnny Case

UFC 9-6-0 vs. 4-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-6-0
UFC record
4-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
37
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
74
Layoff (months)Δ 35.4 mo
109.4
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Anthony Rocco Martin is a submission threat — 1.02 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Johnny Case carries real power — 0.38 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Anthony Rocco Martin rarely shoots — 0.71 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Anthony Rocco Martin

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.23 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500

Johnny Case

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 194

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 41 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5112.68/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3133.95/min · norm 3.42
4942.59/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2112.66/min · norm 3.37
37.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
38.8%norm 43.5%
58.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.4%norm 56.3%
20.16/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.38/15 · norm 0.25

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

Anthony Rocco Martin

Distance 91.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.0%)

Johnny Case

Distance 85.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Anthony Rocco Martin

Head 87.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 7.9%)

Johnny Case

Head 76.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Martin L/AAccLightweight med Case L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 428 / 1254 34.1% 37.9% 233 / 686 34.0% 37.9%
In the clinch 42 / 64 65.6% 67.3% 19 / 32 59.4% 67.3%
On the ground 41 / 56 73.2% 69.1% 61 / 88 69.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 371 / 1202 30.9% 35.0% 187 / 618 30.3% 35.0%
To the body 47 / 62 75.8% 69.1% 69 / 112 61.6% 69.1%
To the legs 93 / 110 84.5% 81.9% 57 / 76 75.0% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Martin L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Case L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 415 / 1086 38.2% 38.9% 191 / 514 37.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 69 / 84 82.1% 68.6% 12 / 22 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 14 too few to rate 68.0% 8 / 11 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 228 / 821 27.8% 35.1% 131 / 437 30.0% 35.1%
To the body 151 / 211 71.6% 68.1% 24 / 46 52.2% 68.1%
To the legs 115 / 152 75.7% 81.5% 56 / 64 87.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
927.3% acc · 0.71/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
945.0% acc · 1.70/15 · norm 1.38
3368.8% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1672.7% def · norm 64.0%
48:2925.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
19:1724.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
26:512:06 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
11:172:08 per 15 · norm 2:46
131.02/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.19/15 · norm 0.49

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