Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Chad Laprise
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.75 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Chad Laprise
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Distance 82.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 8.0%)
Chad Laprise
Distance 89.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Head 79.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 7.9%)
Chad Laprise
Head 78.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Aubin-Mercier L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Laprise L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 262 / 581 | 45.1% | 37.9% | 349 / 859 | 40.6% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 68 | 83.8% | 67.3% | 28 / 46 | 60.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 44 / 56 | 78.6% | 69.1% | 33 / 53 | 62.3% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 248 / 557 | 44.5% | 35.0% | 239 / 755 | 31.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 78 / 107 | 72.9% | 69.1% | 89 / 118 | 75.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 81.9% | 82 / 85 | 96.5% | 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 Aubin-Mercier L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Laprise L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 261 / 748 | 34.9% | 38.9% | 250 / 801 | 31.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 86 | 62.8% | 68.6% | 34 / 41 | 82.9% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 119 / 149 | 79.9% | 68.0% | 24 / 45 | 53.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 274 / 757 | 36.2% | 35.1% | 165 / 685 | 24.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 98 / 148 | 66.2% | 68.1% | 61 / 99 | 61.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 62 / 78 | 79.5% | 81.5% | 82 / 103 | 79.6% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Aubin-Mercier has more cage time on record.