Christophe Leninger vs. Guy Mezger
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Christophe Leninger
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.05 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 7 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Guy Mezger
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 25 | 12 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.4 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 44 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Christophe Leninger
Distance 66.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 33.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
Guy Mezger
Distance 33.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 24.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 41.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Christophe Leninger
Head 83.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.7% (norm 7.9%)
Guy Mezger
Head 81.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Leninger L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Mezger L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 37.9% | 17 / 37 | 45.9% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 4 / 15 | too few to rate | 35.0% | 49 / 90 | 54.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 0 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 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 Leninger L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Mezger L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 14 / 24 | too few to rate | 38.9% | 5 / 35 | 14.3% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 6 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 32 / 42 | 76.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 26 / 45 | 57.8% | 35.1% | 35 / 76 | 46.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mezger has more cage time on record.