Mac Danzig vs. Joe Lauzon

UFC 5-8-0 vs. 15-12-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-8-0
UFC record
15-12-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
46
AgeΔ 4 yrs
42
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
151.8
Layoff (months)Δ 70.1 mo
81.7
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Joe Lauzon is a submission threat — 2.04 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Joe Lauzon hunts takedowns — 2.39 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Mac Danzig is a submission threat — 0.64 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mac Danzig

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 58
Tier 3 — regional circuit 174

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Joe Lauzon

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1512
Tier 3 — regional circuit 113

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 24 finish wins over 41 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4923.49/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
6052.84/min · norm 3.42
4773.39/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
11485.39/min · norm 3.37
49.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
39.7%norm 43.5%
57.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.7%norm 56.3%
30.32/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.21/15 · norm 0.25

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

Mac Danzig

Distance 77.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 8.0%)

Joe Lauzon

Distance 76.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 8.0%)

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

Mac Danzig

Head 81.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)

Joe Lauzon

Head 94.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Danzig L/AAccLightweight med Lauzon L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 338 / 762 44.4% 37.9% 326 / 1161 28.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 97 / 132 73.5% 67.3% 99 / 144 68.8% 67.3%
On the ground 57 / 92 62.0% 69.1% 180 / 220 81.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 337 / 802 42.0% 35.0% 537 / 1436 37.4% 35.0%
To the body 95 / 116 81.9% 69.1% 56 / 71 78.9% 69.1%
To the legs 60 / 68 88.2% 81.9% 12 / 18 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 Danzig L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Lauzon L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 243 / 780 31.2% 38.9% 828 / 2022 40.9% 38.9%
In the clinch 139 / 189 73.5% 68.6% 204 / 312 65.4% 68.6%
On the ground 95 / 146 65.1% 68.0% 116 / 202 57.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 289 / 893 32.4% 35.1% 792 / 2089 37.9% 35.1%
To the body 100 / 128 78.1% 68.1% 260 / 334 77.8% 68.1%
To the legs 88 / 94 93.6% 81.5% 96 / 113 85.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1237.5% acc · 1.28/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
3445.3% acc · 2.39/15 · norm 1.38
2347.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2354.8% def · norm 64.0%
30:3321.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
51:4324.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
46:294:57 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
38:172:41 per 15 · norm 2:46
60.64/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
292.04/15 · norm 0.49

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