Mark Bocek vs. John Alessio
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mark Bocek
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
John Alessio
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 34 | 12 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.4 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 27 finish wins over 54 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mark Bocek
Distance 52.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 30.4% (norm 8.0%)
John Alessio
Distance 90.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mark Bocek
Head 79.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 7.9%)
John Alessio
Head 91.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bocek L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Alessio L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 105 / 417 | 25.2% | 37.9% | 82 / 299 | 27.4% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 107 / 136 | 78.7% | 67.3% | 15 / 28 | 53.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 135 / 242 | 55.8% | 69.1% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 212 / 630 | 33.7% | 35.0% | 80 / 303 | 26.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 74 / 96 | 77.1% | 69.1% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 61 / 69 | 88.4% | 81.9% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Bocek L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Alessio L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 181 / 630 | 28.7% | 38.9% | 92 / 285 | 32.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 103 / 143 | 72.0% | 68.6% | 36 / 46 | 78.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 60 / 98 | 61.2% | 68.0% | 58 / 72 | 80.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 237 / 728 | 32.6% | 35.1% | 114 / 310 | 36.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 66 / 96 | 68.8% | 68.1% | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 41 / 47 | 87.2% | 81.5% | 55 / 66 | 83.3% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Bocek has more cage time on record.