Brock Larson vs. Mike Pierce
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Brock Larson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 32 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.93 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 32 finish wins over 47 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Mike Pierce
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.15 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brock Larson
Distance 47.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 27.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 25.7% (norm 8.1%)
Mike Pierce
Distance 66.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 19.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 14.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brock Larson
Head 82.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.4%)
Mike Pierce
Head 80.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Larson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Pierce L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 20 / 72 | 27.8% | 38.6% | 212 / 695 | 30.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 67.8% | 126 / 201 | 62.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 67.2% | 104 / 147 | 70.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 48 / 126 | 38.1% | 37.2% | 281 / 839 | 33.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 83 / 113 | 73.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 78 / 91 | 85.7% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Larson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Pierce L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 26 / 97 | 26.8% | 39.0% | 264 / 859 | 30.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 34 | 52.9% | 68.9% | 136 / 216 | 63.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 53 / 86 | 61.6% | 68.0% | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 57 / 166 | 34.3% | 35.6% | 247 / 863 | 28.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 69.6% | 125 / 170 | 73.5% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 82.1% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pierce has more cage time on record.