

Saturday, October 17, 2026Mattoni Arena, Karlovy Vary, Czechia
Marco Novák vs Anatolij Baal
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
47%72%
Head
27%19%
Body
25%9%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Marco Nováklast 8 fights
58%25%17%
Anatolij Baallast 2 fights
41%16%43%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Marco Novák· from fights outside the UFC Anatolij Baal· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.405.29
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marco Novák · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersAnatolij Baal · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.300.93
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marco Novák · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersAnatolij Baal · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.560.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marco Novák · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersAnatolij Baal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
61%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marco Novák · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersAnatolij Baal · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.600.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marco Novák · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersAnatolij Baal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.40
Strikes landed / min5.29
3.30
Strikes taken / minfewer is better0.93
0.56 / 1.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.00
61%
Takedown defence80%
4:04
Control time / fight2:19
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
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
Marco Novák8 fights · by range and by target
Range
60%Distance · 245
30%Clinch · 120
10%Ground · 40
Target
47%Head · 112
27%Body · 65
25%Leg · 60
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
Anatolij Baal2 fights · by range and by target
Range
17%Distance · 18
46%Clinch · 48
37%Ground · 39
Target
72%Head · 41
19%Body · 11
9%Leg · 5
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Marco Novák7 of 15 ended early · 47%8 went the distance
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2 early stoppages have no logged time
Anatolij Baal10 of 15 ended early · 67%5 went the distance
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finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Marco Novák3-2
Full record · 15 fightsShow less
Anatolij Baal2-2-1
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL Europe 1: 2024 Regular Season · Mar 6, 2024Knockout · R1 · 1:31 · Lightweight
- WSebastian Santana GuedesProfessional Fighters League - PFL Europe 2: 2023 Regular Season · Jul 7, 2023TKO · R2 · 4:16 · Lightweight
- WRaymond JarmanGMC Fight Night · Aug 29, 2020Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- LAleksandr VertkoGMC 21 · Sep 7, 2019Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- D
Full record · 15 fightsShow less
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- WTBAAge of Cage · Jul 19, 2014SUB · R1 · 4:57 · Welterweight
- W