Steve Nelmark vs. Marcus Bossett

UFC 2-1-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-1-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Open Weight
Division (benchmark)
Open Weight
Age
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
356
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
356
WLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Steve Nelmark hunts takedowns — 3.54 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.15 Open Weight norm.
Steve Nelmark's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 67% Open Weight norm.
Marcus Bossett's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 67% Open Weight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Steve Nelmark

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 21

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 3 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Marcus Bossett

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.3 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 1 finish wins over 4 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

151.77/min · norm 1.46
Sig. strikes landed
11.15/min · norm 1.46
131.54/min · norm 1.68
Sig. strikes absorbed
00.00/min · norm 1.68
83.3%norm 45.8%
Striking accuracy
50.0%norm 45.8%
38.1%norm 49.0%
Striking defense
norm 49.0%
00.00/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.00

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

Steve Nelmark

Distance 16.7% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 72.2% (norm 28.7%)

Marcus Bossett

Distance 100.0% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 28.7%)

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

Steve Nelmark

Head 88.9% (norm 81.2%) · Body 11.1% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 5.2%)

Marcus Bossett

Head 0.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 100.0% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 5.2%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Nelmark L/AAccOpen Weight med Bossett L/AAccOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 2 / 3 too few to rate 27.8% 1 / 2 too few to rate 27.8%
In the clinch 2 / 2 too few to rate 63.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 63.8%
On the ground 11 / 13 too few to rate 65.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 65.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 13 / 16 too few to rate 39.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 39.3%
To the body 2 / 2 too few to rate 90.5% 1 / 2 too few to rate 90.5%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 53.5% 0 / 0 too few to rate 53.5%

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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 Nelmark L/AOpp accOpen Weight med vs Bossett L/AOpp accOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 3 / 3 too few to rate 37.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 37.0%
In the clinch 10 / 18 too few to rate 66.7% 0 / 0 too few to rate 66.7%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 11 / 19 too few to rate 47.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 47.0%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 87.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 87.9%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 61.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 61.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2100.0% acc · 3.54/15 · norm 1.15
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.15
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
— of cage time · norm 21.95%
Control time
— of cage time · norm 21.95%
— per 15 · norm 0:39
Time under control
— per 15 · norm 0:39
11.77/15 · norm 1.34
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 1.34

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