Gray Maynard vs. Kenny Florian

UFC 11-7-1 (1 NC) vs. 12-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-7-1 (1 NC)
UFC record
12-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
47
AgeΔ 3 yrs
50
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
70"
ReachΔ 4"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
94.1
Layoff (months)Δ 83.9 mo
178
LWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kenny Florian is a submission threat — 1.04 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Gray Maynard hunts takedowns — 2.91 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Kenny Florian hunts takedowns — 2.08 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 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

Kenny Florian

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 126
Tier 3 — regional circuit 20

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4931.92/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
4542.42/min · norm 3.42
6792.64/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3461.84/min · norm 3.37
32.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
40.0%norm 43.5%
66.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
64.0%norm 56.3%
60.35/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.08/15 · 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%)

Kenny Florian

Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 22.6% (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%)

Kenny Florian

Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (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 Florian L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 320 / 1215 26.3% 37.9% 219 / 753 29.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 73 / 123 59.3% 67.3% 81 / 126 64.3% 67.3%
On the ground 100 / 177 56.5% 69.1% 154 / 256 60.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 371 / 1340 27.7% 35.0% 294 / 906 32.5% 35.0%
To the body 100 / 144 69.4% 69.1% 98 / 143 68.5% 69.1%
To the legs 22 / 31 71.0% 81.9% 62 / 86 72.1% 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 Florian L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 509 / 1768 28.8% 38.9% 151 / 633 23.9% 38.9%
In the clinch 101 / 174 58.0% 68.6% 83 / 140 59.3% 68.6%
On the ground 69 / 95 72.6% 68.0% 112 / 188 59.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 466 / 1679 27.8% 35.1% 241 / 775 31.1% 35.1%
To the body 117 / 237 49.4% 68.1% 56 / 106 52.8% 68.1%
To the legs 96 / 121 79.3% 81.5% 49 / 80 61.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
5047.6% acc · 2.91/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
2632.1% acc · 2.08/15 · norm 1.38
5281.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
3259.3% def · norm 64.0%
74:3929.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
44:4223.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
17:521:02 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
50:044:00 per 15 · norm 2:46
120.70/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
131.04/15 · norm 0.49

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