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Marcin Held vs Will Brooks

Marcin Held is 23-7-0; Will Brooks is 18-4-0. Will Brooks is 6 years older than Marcin Held. Will Brooks has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Marcin Held. Will Brooks is 1" · 3 cm taller than Marcin Held. They have met once: Marcin Held 0, Will Brooks 1.

Marcin Held
Poland
Marcin Held
“Lion” · 23-7-0
Loss · TKOWin · Unanimous DecisionWin · Submission
Met once
Will Brooks
United States
Will Brooks
“Ill” · 18-4-0
Win · TKOWin · SubmissionWin · Split Decision
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Style & credentials

Marcin Held

No background on record

Camp · Bastion Tychy
Will Brooks

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

87%
Head
54%
9%
Body
30%
4%
Leg
15%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Marcin Heldlast 11 fights
52%16%33%
Will Brookslast 6 fights
56%29%15%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Marcin Held· incl. 7 fights outside the UFC Will Brooks· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
1.803.91
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marcin Held · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.253.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marcin Held · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.522.76
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marcin Held · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
48%39%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marcin Held · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
45%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marcin Held · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.600.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marcin Held · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.80
Strikes landed / min
3.91
2.25
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.65
2.52 / 5.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.76 / 7.1
48%
Takedown accuracy
39%
45%
Takedown defence
63%
4:14
Control time / fight
2:16
1.60
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.40

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

Marcin Held4 UFC fights · 103 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
65%67/246
2%2/10
2%2/2
Clinch
10%10/18
2%2/2
0%0/2
Ground
19%20/35
0%0/0
0%0/0
Will Brooks3 UFC fights · 69 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
55%38/66
3%2/2
16%11/12
Clinch
7%5/6
16%11/12
0%0/0
Ground
3%2/2
0%0/0
0%0/0

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

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Marcin HeldWill Brooks

Frequently asked questions

Have Marcin Held and Will Brooks ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Bellator 145: Vengeance (Fri, Nov 6, 2015), where Will Brooks won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Marcin Held and Will Brooks?

Marcin Held is 23-7-0 and Will Brooks is 18-4-0.

Who has the longer reach, Marcin Held or Will Brooks?

Will Brooks has the longer reach: 72" · 183 cm against 71" · 180 cm for Marcin Held, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Marcin Held or Will Brooks?

Will Brooks is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Marcin Held stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Marcin Held or Will Brooks?

Will Brooks is 40 and Marcin Held is 34.

Who has more finishes, Marcin Held or Will Brooks?

Marcin Held has 20 wins inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 16 by submission); Will Brooks has 13 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission).

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