Anthony Rocco Martin vs. Ryan LaFlare
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Anthony Rocco Martin
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
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
Ryan LaFlare
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.31 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Ryan LaFlare
Distance 77.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.8% (norm 8.1%)
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%)
Ryan LaFlare
Head 69.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 24.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Martin L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | LaFlare L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 428 / 1254 | 34.1% | 37.9% | 277 / 819 | 33.8% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 64 | 65.6% | 67.3% | 75 / 130 | 57.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 69.1% | 75 / 115 | 65.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 371 / 1202 | 30.9% | 35.0% | 208 / 738 | 28.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 47 / 62 | 75.8% | 69.1% | 169 / 263 | 64.3% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 93 / 110 | 84.5% | 81.9% | 50 / 63 | 79.4% | 82.9% |
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 · Welterweight: 182 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs LaFlare L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 415 / 1086 | 38.2% | 38.9% | 187 / 610 | 30.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 69 / 84 | 82.1% | 68.6% | 35 / 64 | 54.7% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 53 / 73 | 72.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 228 / 821 | 27.8% | 35.1% | 187 / 612 | 30.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 151 / 211 | 71.6% | 68.1% | 47 / 84 | 56.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 115 / 152 | 75.7% | 81.5% | 41 / 51 | 80.4% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Martin has more cage time on record.