defy vs face off

defy

verb
  • To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition). 

  • To refuse to obey. 

  • To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations. 

face off

verb
  • To confront (each other). 

noun
  • A face-to-face confrontation, especially a bitter one. 

  • The starting point in a match of ice hockey, where two players face each other to snatch the puck. 

How often have the words defy and face off occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )