Scott Holtzman vs. Darrell Horcher

UFC 7-6-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-6-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42
AgeΔ 3 yrs
39
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
44.2
Layoff (months)Δ 48.1 mo
92.3
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Darrell Horcher rarely shoots — 0.35 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Scott Holtzman owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Opponents land 54% of their head shots on Darrell Horcher, vs a 35% Lightweight norm — a hole in the guard.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Scott Holtzman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 76
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Darrell Horcher

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 113

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7234.32/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
892.05/min · norm 3.42
6123.66/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1834.21/min · norm 3.37
47.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
44.7%norm 43.5%
55.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
39.2%norm 56.3%
40.36/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Scott Holtzman

Distance 76.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 8.0%)

Darrell Horcher

Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 16.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 17.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Scott Holtzman

Head 80.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)

Darrell Horcher

Head 86.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Holtzman L/AAccLightweight med Horcher L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 461 / 1148 40.2% 37.9% 39 / 132 29.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 115 / 157 73.2% 67.3% 25 / 33 75.8% 67.3%
On the ground 147 / 206 71.4% 69.1% 25 / 34 73.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 528 / 1223 43.2% 35.0% 68 / 172 39.5% 35.0%
To the body 117 / 183 63.9% 69.1% 13 / 18 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 78 / 105 74.3% 81.9% 8 / 9 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 Holtzman L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Horcher L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 453 / 1136 39.9% 38.9% 57 / 141 40.4% 38.9%
In the clinch 122 / 169 72.2% 68.6% 19 / 23 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 37 / 56 66.1% 68.0% 107 / 137 78.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 382 / 1079 35.4% 35.1% 126 / 233 54.1% 35.1%
To the body 137 / 181 75.7% 68.1% 32 / 35 91.4% 68.1%
To the legs 93 / 101 92.1% 81.5% 25 / 33 75.8% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2156.8% acc · 1.88/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 0.35/15 · norm 1.38
6267.4% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
847.1% def · norm 64.0%
50:4630.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
9:5222.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
32:332:55 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
17:205:58 per 15 · norm 2:46
20.18/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
20.69/15 · norm 0.49

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