Spencer Fisher vs. Curt Warburton

UFC 9-8-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-8-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
50
Age
5'7"
HeightΔ 5"
6'0"
68"
ReachΔ 5"
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
169.5
Layoff (months)Δ 11.9 mo
181.4
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Curt Warburton owns the mat — in control 50% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Curt Warburton is a submission threat — 0.94 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Spencer Fisher is a submission threat — 0.75 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Spencer Fisher

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 98
Tier 3 — regional circuit 151

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Curt Warburton

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 122

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6373.17/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
682.13/min · norm 3.42
6093.03/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1103.44/min · norm 3.37
43.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
42.2%norm 43.5%
64.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
43.0%norm 56.3%
30.22/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Spencer Fisher

Distance 76.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 16.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.9% (norm 8.0%)

Curt Warburton

Distance 73.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 13.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Spencer Fisher

Head 71.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 7.9%)

Curt Warburton

Head 66.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 19.3% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Fisher L/AAccLightweight med Warburton L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 404 / 1122 36.0% 37.9% 43 / 118 36.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 172 / 241 71.4% 67.3% 18 / 22 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 61 / 101 60.4% 69.1% 7 / 21 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 305 / 1049 29.1% 35.0% 25 / 107 23.4% 35.0%
To the body 203 / 262 77.5% 69.1% 21 / 23 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 129 / 153 84.3% 81.9% 22 / 31 71.0% 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 Fisher L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Warburton L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 377 / 1301 29.0% 38.9% 55 / 127 43.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 111 / 151 73.5% 68.6% 39 / 43 90.7% 68.6%
On the ground 121 / 246 49.2% 68.0% 16 / 23 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 343 / 1324 25.9% 35.1% 44 / 117 37.6% 35.1%
To the body 146 / 228 64.0% 68.1% 40 / 46 87.0% 68.1%
To the legs 120 / 146 82.2% 81.5% 26 / 30 86.7% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
930.0% acc · 0.67/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
550.0% acc · 2.35/15 · norm 1.38
5860.4% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
583.3% def · norm 64.0%
25:1312.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
16:0050.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
74:105:32 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
2:331:11 per 15 · norm 2:46
100.75/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
20.94/15 · norm 0.49

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