Marcus LeVesseur vs. Cody McKenzie

UFC 1-2-0 vs. 3-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
44
AgeΔ 6 yrs
38
5'9"
HeightΔ 3"
6'0"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
164
Layoff (months)Δ 12.2 mo
151.8
LWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Cody McKenzie is a submission threat — 2.50 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Marcus LeVesseur hunts takedowns — 3.89 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Marcus LeVesseur owns the mat — in control 54% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Marcus LeVesseur

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 215

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Cody McKenzie

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 3 — regional circuit 147

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.35 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

692.55/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
941.74/min · norm 3.42
1003.70/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1352.50/min · norm 3.37
64.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
34.3%norm 43.5%
37.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
67.2%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Marcus LeVesseur

Distance 39.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 55.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 8.0%)

Cody McKenzie

Distance 86.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 8.0%)

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

Marcus LeVesseur

Head 43.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 44.9% (norm 7.9%)

Cody McKenzie

Head 88.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone LeVesseur L/AAccLightweight med McKenzie L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 16 / 42 38.1% 37.9% 67 / 238 28.2% 37.9%
In the clinch 49 / 59 83.1% 67.3% 12 / 18 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 4 / 6 too few to rate 69.1% 15 / 18 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 19 / 47 40.4% 35.0% 73 / 242 30.2% 35.0%
To the body 10 / 12 too few to rate 69.1% 12 / 19 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 40 / 48 83.3% 81.9% 9 / 13 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 LeVesseur L/AOpp accLightweight med vs McKenzie L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 7 / 41 17.1% 38.9% 103 / 367 28.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 65 / 88 73.9% 68.6% 8 / 13 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 28 / 32 87.5% 68.0% 24 / 32 75.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 23 / 62 37.1% 35.1% 67 / 301 22.3% 35.1%
To the body 57 / 79 72.2% 68.1% 47 / 83 56.6% 68.1%
To the legs 20 / 20 too few to rate 81.5% 21 / 28 75.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
736.8% acc · 3.89/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
925.0% acc · 2.50/15 · norm 1.38
583.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
114.3% def · norm 64.0%
14:4354.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
15:1628.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
5:172:56 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
11:593:19 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.56/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
92.50/15 · norm 0.49

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