Marc Diakiese vs. Joe Duffy

UFC 8-7-0 vs. 4-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-7-0
UFC record
4-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
33
AgeΔ 5 yrs
38
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
33.1
Layoff (months)Δ 39.6 mo
72.7
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Marc Diakiese hunts takedowns — 3.29 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Joe Duffy carries real power — 0.48 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Marc Diakiese owns the mat — in control 32% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Marc Diakiese

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 98
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Joe Duffy

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

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4632.54/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1682.68/min · norm 3.42
4802.64/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2373.78/min · norm 3.37
40.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
34.4%norm 43.5%
52.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.6%norm 56.3%
20.16/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.48/15 · norm 0.25

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

Marc Diakiese

Distance 89.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.0%)

Joe Duffy

Distance 92.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 8.0%)

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

Marc Diakiese

Head 68.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.4% (norm 7.9%)

Joe Duffy

Head 84.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Diakiese L/AAccLightweight med Duffy L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 385 / 1027 37.5% 37.9% 143 / 451 31.7% 37.9%
In the clinch 46 / 71 64.8% 67.3% 13 / 20 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 32 / 48 66.7% 69.1% 12 / 18 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 212 / 785 27.0% 35.0% 110 / 411 26.8% 35.0%
To the body 134 / 196 68.4% 69.1% 35 / 52 67.3% 69.1%
To the legs 117 / 165 70.9% 81.9% 23 / 26 88.5% 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 Diakiese L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Duffy L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 402 / 889 45.2% 38.9% 173 / 426 40.6% 38.9%
In the clinch 42 / 68 61.8% 68.6% 30 / 45 66.7% 68.6%
On the ground 36 / 60 60.0% 68.0% 34 / 51 66.7% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 222 / 678 32.7% 35.1% 137 / 387 35.4% 35.1%
To the body 142 / 202 70.3% 68.1% 50 / 71 70.4% 68.1%
To the legs 116 / 137 84.7% 81.5% 50 / 64 78.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4044.0% acc · 3.29/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
466.7% acc · 0.96/15 · norm 1.38
2266.7% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1664.0% def · norm 64.0%
58:3732.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
5:589.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
23:401:56 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
15:573:49 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
30.72/15 · norm 0.49

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