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CB Dollaway vs.
Nate Marquardt

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

11-9-0 CB Dollaway · UFC
13-12-0 Nate Marquardt · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

11-9-0
UFC record
13-12-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
43
AgeΔ 4.3 yrs
47.3
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
76"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
94.7
Layoff (months)Δ 10.1 mo
104.8
LWWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
The read

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.

CB Dollaway is a submission threat — 1.18 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
CB Dollaway hunts takedowns — 3.55 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Nate Marquardt carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

CB Dollaway

Full career not yet synced for CB Dollaway — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Nate Marquardt

Full career not yet synced for Nate Marquardt — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 10-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4362.65/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
6352.65/min · norm 3.25
4252.58/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
4962.07/min · norm 3.20
47.5%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
51.4%norm 47.4%
54.4%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
58.3%norm 53.8%
30.27/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
120.75/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

CB Dollaway

Distance 66.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 23.9% (norm 10.3%)

Nate Marquardt

Distance 71.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 16.1% (norm 10.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

CB Dollaway

Head 78.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.1% (norm 8.4%)

Nate Marquardt

Head 73.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Dollaway L/AAccMiddleweight med Marquardt L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 248 / 613 40.5% 40.5% 393 / 884 44.5% 40.5%
In the clinch 59 / 86 68.6% 70.3% 109 / 153 71.2% 70.3%
On the ground 129 / 219 58.9% 69.1% 133 / 199 66.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 288 / 718 40.1% 38.9% 374 / 906 41.3% 38.9%
To the body 92 / 135 68.1% 71.7% 124 / 165 75.2% 71.7%
To the legs 56 / 65 86.2% 83.3% 137 / 165 83.0% 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 Dollaway L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Marquardt L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 298 / 723 41.2% 39.5% 357 / 972 36.7% 39.5%
In the clinch 27 / 47 57.4% 70.9% 57 / 106 53.8% 70.9%
On the ground 100 / 163 61.3% 69.0% 82 / 112 73.2% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 288 / 748 38.5% 37.9% 311 / 937 33.2% 37.9%
To the body 80 / 116 69.0% 71.3% 85 / 125 68.0% 71.3%
To the legs 57 / 69 82.6% 82.1% 100 / 128 78.1% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

3954.9% acc · 3.55/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
3358.9% acc · 2.07/15 · norm 1.42
1562.5% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
4271.2% def · norm 63.1%
63:1638.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
66:3727.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
25:492:20 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
38:362:25 per 15 · norm 3:00
131.18/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
140.88/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Marquardt has more cage time on record.

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