Brendan Schaub vs.
Chase Gormley
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Brendan Schaub
Full career not yet synced for Brendan Schaub — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Chase Gormley
Full career not yet synced for Chase Gormley — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brendan Schaub
Distance 69.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.6% (norm 9.3%)
Chase Gormley
Distance 37.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 10.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 51.7% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brendan Schaub
Head 89.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.7% (norm 7.6%)
Chase Gormley
Head 75.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 24.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Schaub L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Gormley L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 116 / 418 | 27.8% | 40.1% | 3 / 11 | too few to rate | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 60 / 96 | 62.5% | 70.6% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 51 / 88 | 58.0% | 70.2% | 5 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 191 / 538 | 35.5% | 38.9% | 6 / 22 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| To the body | 33 / 54 | 61.1% | 76.8% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 3 / 10 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Schaub L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Gormley L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 85 / 282 | 30.1% | 40.7% | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 61 | 70.5% | 70.6% | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 44 / 59 | 74.6% | 72.0% | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 113 / 325 | 34.8% | 38.8% | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 75.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 27 / 36 | 75.0% | 84.4% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Schaub has more cage time on record.