Bubba Bush vs.
Garreth McLellan
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.
Bubba Bush
Full career not yet synced for Bubba Bush — 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 -1.0 wins over .500
Garreth McLellan
Full career not yet synced for Garreth McLellan — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 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)
Bubba Bush
Distance 50.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 44.4% (norm 10.3%)
Garreth McLellan
Distance 52.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 35.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bubba Bush
Head 55.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 33.3% (norm 8.4%)
Garreth McLellan
Head 72.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bush L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | McLellan L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 40.5% | 58 / 180 | 32.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 4 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 94 / 119 | 79.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 4 / 10 | too few to rate | 38.9% | 120 / 248 | 48.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 40 / 60 | 66.7% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Bush L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs McLellan L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 5 / 17 | too few to rate | 39.5% | 75 / 166 | 45.2% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 59 / 78 | 75.6% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 107 / 134 | 79.9% | 69.0% | 19 / 35 | 54.3% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 101 / 139 | 72.7% | 37.9% | 100 / 217 | 46.1% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 — McLellan has more cage time on record.