Roger Huerta vs. Clay Guida

UFC 6-2-0 vs. 18-19-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-2-0
UFC record
18-19-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
43
AgeΔ 1 yrs
44
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
70"
ReachΔ 0"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
202.7
Layoff (months)Δ 182.7 mo
20
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Clay Guida hunts takedowns — 2.76 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Roger Huerta owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Clay Guida owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Roger Huerta

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 912
Tier 3 — regional circuit 102

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.58 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Clay Guida

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1819
Tier 3 — regional circuit 195

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 61 documented bouts

In the UFC: 10-16 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3333.64/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
11562.73/min · norm 3.42
2132.33/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
13443.18/min · norm 3.37
36.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
33.2%norm 43.5%
56.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.9%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
60.21/15 · norm 0.25

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

Roger Huerta

Distance 62.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 28.2% (norm 8.0%)

Clay Guida

Distance 82.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 8.0%)

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

Roger Huerta

Head 86.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 7.9%)

Clay Guida

Head 82.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Huerta L/AAccLightweight med Guida L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 148 / 566 26.1% 37.9% 753 / 2862 26.3% 37.9%
In the clinch 44 / 88 50.0% 67.3% 158 / 223 70.9% 67.3%
On the ground 141 / 257 54.9% 69.1% 245 / 401 61.1% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 258 / 790 32.7% 35.0% 691 / 2881 24.0% 35.0%
To the body 43 / 75 57.3% 69.1% 186 / 291 63.9% 69.1%
To the legs 32 / 46 69.6% 81.9% 279 / 314 88.9% 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 Huerta L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Guida L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 135 / 368 36.7% 38.9% 1018 / 3003 33.9% 38.9%
In the clinch 39 / 65 60.0% 68.6% 208 / 287 72.5% 68.6%
On the ground 39 / 58 67.2% 68.0% 118 / 147 80.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 151 / 400 37.8% 35.1% 1031 / 3003 34.3% 35.1%
To the body 41 / 60 68.3% 68.1% 211 / 309 68.3% 68.1%
To the legs 21 / 31 67.7% 81.5% 102 / 125 81.6% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1346.4% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
7833.6% acc · 2.76/15 · norm 1.38
2052.6% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
5069.4% def · norm 64.0%
33:5037.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
156:2737.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
19:343:12 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
38:511:22 per 15 · norm 2:46
30.49/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
160.57/15 · norm 0.49

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