Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mitch Clarke
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Anton Kuivanen
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 10 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 39 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mitch Clarke
Distance 86.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 8.0%)
Anton Kuivanen
Distance 80.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mitch Clarke
Head 70.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 18.2% (norm 7.9%)
Anton Kuivanen
Head 78.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Clarke L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Kuivanen L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 124 / 421 | 29.5% | 37.9% | 52 / 180 | 28.9% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 67.3% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 4 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 16 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 82 / 342 | 24.0% | 35.0% | 51 / 174 | 29.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 31 / 57 | 54.4% | 69.1% | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 53 / 89 | 59.6% | 81.9% | 4 / 5 | 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 Clarke L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Kuivanen L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 129 / 305 | 42.3% | 38.9% | 40 / 154 | 26.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 59 | 76.3% | 68.6% | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 57 / 79 | 72.2% | 68.0% | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 184 / 383 | 48.0% | 35.1% | 33 / 148 | 22.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 68.1% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Clarke has more cage time on record.