Devin Clark vs. Mike Rodriguez

UFC 8-9-0 vs. 2-5-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-9-0
UFC record
2-5-0 (1 NC)
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
37
6'0"
HeightΔ 4"
6'4"
75"
ReachΔ 7"
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
29.9
Layoff (months)Δ 28.7 mo
58.6
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mike Rodriguez carries real power — 1.02 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Devin Clark hunts takedowns — 2.17 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Mike Rodriguez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Devin Clark

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 89
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 41
Tier 3 — regional circuit 20

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Mike Rodriguez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 92

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5883.03/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
3244.39/min · norm 3.41
6283.24/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
3194.32/min · norm 3.35
54.2%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
54.5%norm 48.3%
44.0%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
41.4%norm 52.9%
30.23/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
51.02/15 · norm 0.40

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

Devin Clark

Distance 67.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 10.4%)

Mike Rodriguez

Distance 74.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 19.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 10.4%)

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

Devin Clark

Head 70.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 9.7%)

Mike Rodriguez

Head 61.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 23.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 14.8% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Clark L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Rodriguez L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 306 / 736 41.6% 41.4% 196 / 442 44.3% 41.4%
In the clinch 182 / 231 78.8% 70.9% 102 / 117 87.2% 70.9%
On the ground 100 / 118 84.7% 72.3% 26 / 36 72.2% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 328 / 767 42.8% 38.9% 144 / 366 39.3% 38.9%
To the body 160 / 195 82.1% 71.9% 112 / 141 79.4% 71.9%
To the legs 100 / 123 81.3% 81.8% 68 / 88 77.3% 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Clark L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Rodriguez L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 269 / 656 41.0% 40.4% 164 / 349 47.0% 40.4%
In the clinch 242 / 311 77.8% 68.7% 85 / 116 73.3% 68.7%
On the ground 117 / 155 75.5% 70.4% 70 / 79 88.6% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 368 / 815 45.2% 37.5% 201 / 387 51.9% 37.5%
To the body 183 / 219 83.6% 72.3% 71 / 104 68.3% 72.3%
To the legs 77 / 88 87.5% 83.0% 47 / 53 88.7% 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2832.9% acc · 2.17/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
2058.8% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1135.5% def · norm 66.7%
59:4330.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
8:4511.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
51:403:59 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
32:166:33 per 15 · norm 2:48
10.08/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

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