Brodie Farber vs. Rory Markham

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Catch Weight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
46
AgeΔ 2 yrs
44
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
211.9
Layoff (months)Δ 15.5 mo
196.4
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rory Markham carries real power — 2.70 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Rory Markham absorbs 10.27 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.06 Welterweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brodie Farber

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 03
Tier 3 — regional circuit 174

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Rory Markham

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 164

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

281.69/min · norm —
Sig. strikes landed
111.98/min · norm 3.17
362.17/min · norm —
Sig. strikes absorbed
5710.27/min · norm 3.06
45.9%norm —
Striking accuracy
21.6%norm 44.9%
53.2%norm —
Striking defense
45.2%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm —
Knockdowns
12.70/15 · norm 0.38

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

Brodie Farber

Distance 78.7% (norm —) · Clinch 14.8% (norm —) · Ground 6.6% (norm —)

Rory Markham

Distance 92.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)

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

Brodie Farber

Head 77.0% (norm —) · Body 13.1% (norm —) · Legs 9.8% (norm —)

Rory Markham

Head 90.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 5.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Farber L/AAccCatch Weight med Markham L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 20 / 48 41.7% 8 / 47 17.0% 38.6%
In the clinch 7 / 9 too few to rate 3 / 4 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 1 / 4 too few to rate 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 18 / 47 38.3% 8 / 46 17.4% 37.2%
To the body 6 / 8 too few to rate 2 / 3 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 4 / 6 too few to rate 1 / 2 too few to rate 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 (Catch Weight: 0 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 Farber L/AOpp accCatch Weight med vs Markham L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 17 / 46 37.0% 35 / 76 46.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 7 / 13 too few to rate 3 / 4 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 12 / 18 too few to rate 19 / 24 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 20 / 58 34.5% 46 / 92 50.0% 35.6%
To the body 4 / 5 too few to rate 2 / 2 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 12 / 14 too few to rate 9 / 10 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
150.0% acc · 0.90/15 · norm —
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.27
220.0% def · norm —
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 63.9%
0:333.3% of cage time · norm —
Control time
0:010.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
9:518:53 per 15 · norm —
Time under control
1:203:36 per 15 · norm 3:15
10.90/15 · norm —
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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