butt heads vs controvert

butt heads

verb
  • To argue uncompromisingly. 

  • To struggle against something that does not give way. 

controvert

verb
  • To dispute, to argue about (something). 

  • To argue against (something or someone); to contradict, to deny. 

  • To be involved or engaged in controversy; to argue. 

How often have the words butt heads and controvert occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )