Jovan Leka vs. Alexander Poppeck

UFC 1-0-0 vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-0-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
24
AgeΔ 10 yrs
34
Height
6'2"
Reach
Stance
Orthodox
0.2
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.2
W
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jovan Leka carries real power — 6.34 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Jovan Leka rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Alexander Poppeck rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jovan Leka

Full career not yet synced for Jovan Leka — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Alexander Poppeck

Full career not yet synced for Alexander Poppeck — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

104.23/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
83.38/min · norm 3.36
83.38/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
104.23/min · norm 3.19
62.5%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
44.4%norm 47.8%
55.6%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
37.5%norm 52.5%
16.34/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Jovan Leka

Distance 62.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 25.0% (norm 9.3%)

Alexander Poppeck

Distance 100.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)

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

Jovan Leka

Head 81.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 7.6%)

Alexander Poppeck

Head 66.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 27.8% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Leka L/AAccHeavyweight med Poppeck L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 6 / 10 too few to rate 40.1% 8 / 18 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.6% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 8 / 13 too few to rate 38.9% 2 / 12 too few to rate 38.9%
To the body 1 / 1 too few to rate 76.8% 1 / 1 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 1 / 2 too few to rate 87.8% 5 / 5 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · 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 Leka L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Poppeck L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 18 too few to rate 40.7% 6 / 10 too few to rate 40.7%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.6% 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.0% 2 / 4 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 2 / 12 too few to rate 38.8% 8 / 13 too few to rate 38.8%
To the body 1 / 1 too few to rate 75.1% 1 / 1 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 5 / 5 too few to rate 84.4% 1 / 2 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
0— def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 64.3%
0:021.4% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
0:000:00 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
0:020:12 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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