Gray Maynard vs. Dennis Siver

UFC 11-7-1 (1 NC) vs. 12-8-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-7-1 (1 NC)
UFC record
12-8-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
47
AgeΔ 0 yrs
47
5'9"
HeightΔ 3"
5'6"
70"
ReachΔ 0"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
94.1
Layoff (months)Δ 15.3 mo
109.4
LWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWNC

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Gray Maynard hunts takedowns — 2.91 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Dennis Siver carries real power — 0.47 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Gray Maynard owns the mat — in control 29% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Gray Maynard

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 117
Tier 3 — regional circuit 20

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Dennis Siver

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 128
Tier 3 — regional circuit 113

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4931.92/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
8693.87/min · norm 3.42
6792.64/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
5982.67/min · norm 3.37
32.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
32.4%norm 43.5%
66.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
65.0%norm 56.3%
60.35/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
70.47/15 · norm 0.25

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

Gray Maynard

Distance 80.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 8.0%)

Dennis Siver

Distance 90.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Gray Maynard

Head 88.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 7.9%)

Dennis Siver

Head 78.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Maynard L/AAccLightweight med Siver L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 320 / 1215 26.3% 37.9% 737 / 2423 30.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 73 / 123 59.3% 67.3% 46 / 126 36.5% 67.3%
On the ground 100 / 177 56.5% 69.1% 86 / 129 66.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 371 / 1340 27.7% 35.0% 494 / 2091 23.6% 35.0%
To the body 100 / 144 69.4% 69.1% 118 / 228 51.8% 69.1%
To the legs 22 / 31 71.0% 81.9% 257 / 359 71.6% 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 Maynard L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Siver L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 509 / 1768 28.8% 38.9% 472 / 1477 32.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 101 / 174 58.0% 68.6% 44 / 77 57.1% 68.6%
On the ground 69 / 95 72.6% 68.0% 82 / 157 52.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 466 / 1679 27.8% 35.1% 372 / 1335 27.9% 35.1%
To the body 117 / 237 49.4% 68.1% 99 / 170 58.2% 68.1%
To the legs 96 / 121 79.3% 81.5% 127 / 206 61.7% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
5047.6% acc · 2.91/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1332.5% acc · 0.87/15 · norm 1.38
5281.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
3965.0% def · norm 64.0%
74:3929.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
38:0717.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
17:521:02 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
39:502:39 per 15 · norm 2:46
120.70/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
50.33/15 · norm 0.49

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