Frank Shamrock vs. John Lober
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Frank Shamrock
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 10 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
John Lober
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.53 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Frank Shamrock
Distance 58.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 22.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 19.7% (norm 10.4%)
John Lober
Distance 72.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 27.3% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Frank Shamrock
Head 44.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 28.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 27.6% (norm 9.7%)
John Lober
Head 90.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Shamrock L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Lober L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 35 / 74 | 47.3% | 41.4% | 1 / 8 | too few to rate | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 70.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 22 / 25 | 88.0% | 72.3% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 20 / 56 | 35.7% | 38.9% | 3 / 10 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| To the body | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 71.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 81.8% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 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 Shamrock L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Lober L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 10 / 47 | 21.3% | 40.4% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 30 / 57 | 52.6% | 70.4% | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 32 / 103 | 31.1% | 37.5% | 5 / 12 | too few to rate | 37.5% |
| To the body | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Shamrock has more cage time on record.