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Alistair Overeem vs Brock Lesnar

Alistair Overeem is 47-19-0; Brock Lesnar is 5-3-0. Brock Lesnar is 3 years older than Alistair Overeem. Brock Lesnar has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Alistair Overeem. Alistair Overeem is 1" · 3 cm taller than Brock Lesnar. They have met once: Alistair Overeem 1, Brock Lesnar 0.

Alistair Overeem
“The Demolition Man” · 47-19-0
Loss · TKOWin · TKOWin · TKO
HeavyweightMet once
Brock Lesnar
5-3-0
No contestLoss · TKOLoss · TKO
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Style & credentials

Alistair Overeem
KickboxingNo-Gi GrapplingJudo
  • —Blue belt · BJJJoaquim, Gui and Pedro Valente (Valente Brothers)
  • 2010K-1 World Grand Prix ChampionK-1
  • 2010DREAM Heavyweight ChampionshipDREAM
  • 2007Strikeforce Heavyweight ChampionshipStrikeforce
Brock Lesnar

No background on record

Camp · Team DeathClutch

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

54%
Head
65%
32%
Body
28%
14%
Leg
7%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Alistair Overeemlast 20 fights
44%20%36%
Brock Lesnarlast 7 fights
15%17%69%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Alistair Overeem Brock Lesnar
Strikes landed / min
3.873.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersBrock Lesnar · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.192.14
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersBrock Lesnar · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.813.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersBrock Lesnar · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%54%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersBrock Lesnar · Good · better than 82% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%60%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersBrock Lesnar · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alistair Overeem · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersBrock Lesnar · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.87
Strikes landed / min
3.53
3.19
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.14
0.81 / 2.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.73 / 6.9
34%
Takedown accuracy
54%
63%
Takedown defence
60%
2:24
Control time / fight
3:35
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.50

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Alistair Overeem20 UFC fights · 715 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
19%134/269
12%85/109
13%95/104
Clinch
5%36/53
15%105/110
0%3/3
Ground
30%216/271
6%41/43
0%0/0
Brock Lesnar8 UFC fights · 213 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
10%22/79
0%1/1
4%8/9
Clinch
3%6/7
8%16/17
3%6/6
Ground
58%124/147
14%30/30
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Frequently asked questions

Have Alistair Overeem and Brock Lesnar ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem (Fri, Dec 30, 2011), where Alistair Overeem won by TKO.

What are the records of Alistair Overeem and Brock Lesnar?

Alistair Overeem is 47-19-0 and Brock Lesnar is 5-3-0.

Who has the longer reach, Alistair Overeem or Brock Lesnar?

Brock Lesnar has the longer reach: 81" · 206 cm against 80" · 203 cm for Alistair Overeem, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Alistair Overeem or Brock Lesnar?

Alistair Overeem is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Brock Lesnar stands 6'3" · 191 cm.

Who is older, Alistair Overeem or Brock Lesnar?

Brock Lesnar is 49 and Alistair Overeem is 46.

Who has more finishes, Alistair Overeem or Brock Lesnar?

Alistair Overeem has 42 wins inside the distance (25 by KO/TKO, 17 by submission); Brock Lesnar has 4 wins (3 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).

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