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Nik Lentz vs Will Brooks

Nik Lentz is 30-12-2 (1 NC); Will Brooks is 18-4-0. Nik Lentz is 3 years older than Will Brooks. Will Brooks has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Nik Lentz. Will Brooks is 2" · 5 cm taller than Nik Lentz. They have met once: Nik Lentz 1, Will Brooks 0.

Nik Lentz
United States
Nik Lentz
“The Carny” · 30-12-2 (1 NC)
SDUDTKO
Met once
Will Brooks
United States
Will Brooks
“Ill” · 18-4-0
TKOSUBSD
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Style & credentials

Nik Lentz
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
  • —Purple belt · BJJ
  • 2003Bronze · State HSyouth · MSHSL Class AAA, 152 lb
  • 2002Competitor · State HSyouth · MSHSL Class AAA, 160 lb
  • —Bloomington Jefferson High SchoolWrestling Folkstyle · -2003
Camp · Sanford MMA · United States
Will Brooks

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

60%
Head
54%
25%
Body
30%
15%
Leg
15%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Nik Lentzlast 24 fights
60%20%20%
Will Brookslast 6 fights
56%29%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Nik Lentz Will Brooks
Strikes landed / min
3.444.26
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nik Lentz · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.252.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nik Lentz · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Good · better than 79% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.302.08
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nik Lentz · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
32%51%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nik Lentz · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
43%82%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nik Lentz · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.200.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nik Lentz · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersWill Brooks · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.44
Strikes landed / min
4.26
3.25
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.54
3.30 / 10.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.08 / 4.1
32%
Takedown accuracy
51%
43%
Takedown defence
82%
4:01
Control time / fight
2:16
1.20
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.30

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

Nik Lentz25 UFC fights · 1041 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
39%404/1349
14%148/205
10%107/136
Clinch
7%74/159
8%88/104
4%38/41
Ground
14%150/196
3%30/32
0%2/3
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.

Nik LentzWill Brooks

Frequently asked questions

Have Nik Lentz and Will Brooks ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura (Sun, Nov 19, 2017), where Nik Lentz won by Submission.

What are the records of Nik Lentz and Will Brooks?

Nik Lentz is 30-12-2 (1 NC) and Will Brooks is 18-4-0.

Who has the longer reach, Nik Lentz or Will Brooks?

Will Brooks has the longer reach: 72" · 183 cm against 68" · 173 cm for Nik Lentz, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Nik Lentz or Will Brooks?

Will Brooks is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Nik Lentz stands 5'8" · 173 cm.

Who is older, Nik Lentz or Will Brooks?

Nik Lentz is 42 and Will Brooks is 39.

Who has more finishes, Nik Lentz or Will Brooks?

Nik Lentz has 19 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission); Will Brooks has 14 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission).

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