Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta

UFC 12-5-0 vs. 6-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-5-0
UFC record
6-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
50
AgeΔ 7 yrs
43
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
74"
ReachΔ 4"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
178
Layoff (months)Δ 24.7 mo
202.7
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

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.
Roger Huerta owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Roger Huerta hunts takedowns — 2.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 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

Roger Huerta

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 912
Tier 3 — regional circuit 102

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.58 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4542.42/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3333.64/min · norm 3.42
3461.84/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2132.33/min · norm 3.37
40.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
36.6%norm 43.5%
64.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
56.6%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%)

Roger Huerta

Distance 62.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 28.2% (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%)

Roger Huerta

Head 86.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.0% (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 Huerta L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 219 / 753 29.1% 37.9% 148 / 566 26.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 81 / 126 64.3% 67.3% 44 / 88 50.0% 67.3%
On the ground 154 / 256 60.2% 69.1% 141 / 257 54.9% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 294 / 906 32.5% 35.0% 258 / 790 32.7% 35.0%
To the body 98 / 143 68.5% 69.1% 43 / 75 57.3% 69.1%
To the legs 62 / 86 72.1% 81.9% 32 / 46 69.6% 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 Florian L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Huerta L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 151 / 633 23.9% 38.9% 135 / 368 36.7% 38.9%
In the clinch 83 / 140 59.3% 68.6% 39 / 65 60.0% 68.6%
On the ground 112 / 188 59.6% 68.0% 39 / 58 67.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 241 / 775 31.1% 35.1% 151 / 400 37.8% 35.1%
To the body 56 / 106 52.8% 68.1% 41 / 60 68.3% 68.1%
To the legs 49 / 80 61.2% 81.5% 21 / 31 67.7% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2632.1% acc · 2.08/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1346.4% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.38
3259.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2052.6% def · norm 64.0%
44:4223.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
33:5037.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
50:044:00 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
19:343:12 per 15 · norm 2:46
131.04/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
30.49/15 · 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.