Tim Boetsch vs. Constantinos Philippou

UFC 12-12-0 vs. 6-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-12-0
UFC record
6-4-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
45
AgeΔ 1 yrs
46
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
89
Layoff (months)Δ 45.8 mo
134.8
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Constantinos Philippou carries real power — 0.67 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Constantinos Philippou rarely shoots — 0.40 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Tim Boetsch is a submission threat — 0.76 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Tim Boetsch

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1212
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 34 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Constantinos Philippou

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 64
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6352.93/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2442.19/min · norm 3.25
6292.90/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
3052.73/min · norm 3.20
50.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
35.1%norm 47.4%
57.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
54.4%norm 53.8%
70.48/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
50.67/15 · norm 0.32

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

Tim Boetsch

Distance 73.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 18.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 10.3%)

Constantinos Philippou

Distance 84.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.4% (norm 10.3%)

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

Tim Boetsch

Head 71.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 8.4%)

Constantinos Philippou

Head 87.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Boetsch L/AAccMiddleweight med Philippou L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 397 / 920 43.2% 40.5% 176 / 586 30.0% 40.5%
In the clinch 161 / 234 68.8% 70.3% 30 / 44 68.2% 70.3%
On the ground 77 / 99 77.8% 69.1% 38 / 65 58.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 364 / 891 40.9% 38.9% 196 / 611 32.1% 38.9%
To the body 161 / 233 69.1% 71.7% 30 / 56 53.6% 71.7%
To the legs 110 / 129 85.3% 83.3% 18 / 28 64.3% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Boetsch L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Philippou L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 331 / 1011 32.7% 39.5% 189 / 512 36.9% 39.5%
In the clinch 148 / 236 62.7% 70.9% 41 / 57 71.9% 70.9%
On the ground 150 / 220 68.2% 69.0% 75 / 100 75.0% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 373 / 1137 32.8% 37.9% 165 / 494 33.4% 37.9%
To the body 159 / 208 76.4% 71.3% 72 / 95 75.8% 71.3%
To the legs 97 / 122 79.5% 82.1% 68 / 80 85.0% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2134.4% acc · 1.45/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
342.9% acc · 0.40/15 · norm 1.42
3259.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2965.9% def · norm 63.1%
31:3414.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
10:359.5% of cage time · norm 19.75%
61:284:15 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
43:095:47 per 15 · norm 3:00
110.76/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
20.27/15 · norm 0.47

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