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Chepe Mariscal vs.
Jack Jenkins

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

5-1-0 Chepe Mariscal · UFC
4-2-0 Jack Jenkins · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-1-0
UFC record
4-2-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
33.8
AgeΔ 1 yrs
32.8
5'7"
HeightΔ 0"
5'7"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
8.7
Layoff (months)Δ 1.6 mo
10.3
LWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW
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.

Jack Jenkins carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Chepe Mariscal hunts takedowns — 2.34 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Chepe Mariscal owns the mat — in control 28% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight 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.

Chepe Mariscal

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

In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500

Jack Jenkins

Full career not yet synced for Jack Jenkins — 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 -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3454.14/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
3544.64/min · norm 3.54
2222.66/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2513.29/min · norm 3.47
55.5%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
59.7%norm 45.0%
52.4%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
58.0%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
30.59/15 · norm 0.29

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

Chepe Mariscal

Distance 66.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 16.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 16.2% (norm 6.5%)

Jack Jenkins

Distance 80.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 12.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Chepe Mariscal

Head 74.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.0% (norm 7.8%)

Jack Jenkins

Head 64.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 17.5% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Mariscal L/AAccFeatherweight med Jenkins L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 192 / 416 46.2% 40.9% 271 / 476 56.9% 40.9%
In the clinch 78 / 105 74.3% 70.8% 37 / 46 80.4% 70.8%
On the ground 75 / 101 74.3% 69.2% 46 / 71 64.8% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 227 / 462 49.1% 37.2% 182 / 382 47.6% 37.2%
To the body 56 / 79 70.9% 68.2% 86 / 107 80.4% 68.2%
To the legs 62 / 81 76.5% 80.7% 86 / 104 82.7% 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Mariscal L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Jenkins L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 160 / 380 42.1% 39.2% 185 / 508 36.4% 39.2%
In the clinch 56 / 77 72.7% 70.3% 35 / 53 66.0% 70.3%
On the ground 6 / 9 too few to rate 69.4% 31 / 36 86.1% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 103 / 313 32.9% 35.9% 139 / 422 32.9% 35.9%
To the body 94 / 121 77.7% 67.9% 65 / 110 59.1% 67.9%
To the legs 25 / 32 78.1% 81.5% 47 / 65 72.3% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1339.4% acc · 2.34/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
857.1% acc · 1.57/15 · norm 1.19
1659.3% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2170.0% def · norm 61.5%
23:4728.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
15:2420.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
20:353:42 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
19:113:46 per 15 · norm 3:12
10.18/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
10.20/15 · norm 0.46

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

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