Drew Dober vs. Matt Frevola

UFC 15-11-0 (1 NC) vs. 5-6-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
15-11-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
5-6-1
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
37
AgeΔ 1 yrs
36
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5.1
Layoff (months)Δ 4.6 mo
9.7
WWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Matt Frevola carries real power — 0.90 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Drew Dober carries real power — 0.68 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Matt Frevola hunts takedowns — 2.24 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Drew Dober

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1611
Tier 3 — regional circuit 134

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Matt Frevola

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 66
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

9944.48/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3403.38/min · norm 3.42
9604.33/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3923.90/min · norm 3.37
41.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
39.7%norm 43.5%
53.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
56.7%norm 56.3%
100.68/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
60.90/15 · norm 0.25

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

Drew Dober

Distance 87.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 8.0%)

Matt Frevola

Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Drew Dober

Head 79.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 7.9%)

Matt Frevola

Head 78.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Dober L/AAccLightweight med Frevola L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 790 / 2128 37.1% 37.9% 238 / 707 33.7% 37.9%
In the clinch 111 / 170 65.3% 67.3% 38 / 66 57.6% 67.3%
On the ground 93 / 125 74.4% 69.1% 64 / 84 76.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 628 / 1922 32.7% 35.0% 225 / 669 33.6% 35.0%
To the body 225 / 326 69.0% 69.1% 65 / 129 50.4% 69.1%
To the legs 141 / 175 80.6% 81.9% 50 / 59 84.7% 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 Dober L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Frevola L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 771 / 1793 43.0% 38.9% 319 / 782 40.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 87 / 121 71.9% 68.6% 35 / 68 51.5% 68.6%
On the ground 102 / 132 77.3% 68.0% 38 / 56 67.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 681 / 1668 40.8% 35.1% 276 / 744 37.1% 35.1%
To the body 197 / 279 70.6% 68.1% 82 / 123 66.7% 68.1%
To the legs 82 / 99 82.8% 81.5% 34 / 39 87.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
917.0% acc · 0.61/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1540.5% acc · 2.24/15 · norm 1.38
3958.2% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1137.9% def · norm 64.0%
29:1913.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
15:0515.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
49:013:18 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
19:192:52 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.07/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
40.60/15 · norm 0.49

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