Brock Larson vs. Mike Pyle
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 Pyle
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 42 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 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 Pyle
Distance 75.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 11.8% (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 Pyle
Head 81.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.3% (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 | Pyle L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 20 / 72 | 27.8% | 38.6% | 226 / 662 | 34.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 67.8% | 76 / 111 | 68.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 67.2% | 81 / 103 | 78.6% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 48 / 126 | 38.1% | 37.2% | 259 / 710 | 36.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 62 / 90 | 68.9% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 62 / 76 | 81.6% | 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 Pyle L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 26 / 97 | 26.8% | 39.0% | 260 / 829 | 31.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 34 | 52.9% | 68.9% | 71 / 109 | 65.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 53 / 86 | 61.6% | 68.0% | 111 / 188 | 59.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 57 / 166 | 34.3% | 35.6% | 278 / 881 | 31.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 69.6% | 103 / 162 | 63.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 82.1% | 61 / 83 | 73.5% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pyle has more cage time on record.