Clint Hester vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Clint Hester
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Clint Hester
Distance 85.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 10.3%)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Distance 73.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 18.9% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Clint Hester
Head 84.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Head 69.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 17.0% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hester L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Lima L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 191 / 497 | 38.4% | 40.5% | 250 / 461 | 54.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 70.3% | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 34 / 48 | 70.8% | 69.1% | 88 / 119 | 73.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 179 / 490 | 36.5% | 38.9% | 219 / 435 | 50.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 42 / 54 | 77.8% | 71.7% | 65 / 87 | 74.7% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 83.3% | 91 / 107 | 85.0% | 87.8% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Hester L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Lima L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 451 | 33.9% | 39.5% | 192 / 443 | 43.3% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 28 / 34 | 82.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 93 / 120 | 77.5% | 69.0% | 32 / 53 | 60.4% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 194 / 510 | 38.0% | 37.9% | 186 / 442 | 42.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 71.3% | 45 / 62 | 72.6% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 30 / 40 | 75.0% | 82.1% | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lima has more cage time on record.