Kenny Florian vs. Alvin Robinson

UFC 12-5-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-5-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
50
AgeΔ 6 yrs
44
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
74"
ReachΔ 6"
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
178
Layoff (months)Δ 34.7 mo
212.7
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alvin Robinson is a submission threat — 1.24 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Kenny Florian is a submission threat — 1.04 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Alvin Robinson is hard to hit — absorbs 1.29 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 3.37 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Alvin Robinson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 14
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 134

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.3 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4542.42/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
571.57/min · norm 3.42
3461.84/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
471.29/min · norm 3.37
40.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
50.4%norm 43.5%
64.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
51.0%norm 56.3%
10.08/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Kenny Florian

Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 22.6% (norm 8.0%)

Alvin Robinson

Distance 31.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 60.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Kenny Florian

Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)

Alvin Robinson

Head 95.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 2.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Florian L/AAccLightweight med Robinson L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 219 / 753 29.1% 37.9% 13 / 35 37.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 81 / 126 64.3% 67.3% 5 / 10 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 154 / 256 60.2% 69.1% 39 / 68 57.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 294 / 906 32.5% 35.0% 53 / 108 49.1% 35.0%
To the body 98 / 143 68.5% 69.1% 3 / 3 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 62 / 86 72.1% 81.9% 1 / 2 too few to rate 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 Florian L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Robinson L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 151 / 633 23.9% 38.9% 4 / 18 too few to rate 38.9%
In the clinch 83 / 140 59.3% 68.6% 3 / 3 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 112 / 188 59.6% 68.0% 40 / 75 53.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 241 / 775 31.1% 35.1% 37 / 85 43.5% 35.1%
To the body 56 / 106 52.8% 68.1% 8 / 8 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 49 / 80 61.2% 81.5% 2 / 3 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2632.1% acc · 2.08/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
350.0% acc · 1.24/15 · norm 1.38
3259.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
225.0% def · norm 64.0%
44:4223.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
11:0930.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
50:044:00 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
22:439:21 per 15 · norm 2:46
131.04/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
31.24/15 · norm 0.49

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