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Chris Brennan vs.
Courtney Turner

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

1-2-0 Chris Brennan Β· UFC
0-1-0 Courtney Turner Β· UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form β€” green marks the edge on each line.

1-2-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
54.8
Age
β€”
5'8"
HeightΞ” 6"
6'2"
β€”
Reach
β€”
Orthodox
Stance
β€”
294.8
Layoff (months)Ξ” 46 mo
340.8
LWL
Last 5 (newest first)
L
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated β€” only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Chris Brennan is a submission threat β€” 1.25 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Chris Brennan's takedown defense leaks β€” 0% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition β€” the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Chris Brennan

Full career not yet synced for Chris Brennan β€” tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 Β· avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Courtney Turner

Full career not yet synced for Courtney Turner β€” tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 Β· avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes β€” landed & absorbed

100.42/min Β· norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
β€”β€”/min Β· norm 3.42
230.96/min Β· norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
β€”β€”/min Β· norm 3.37
30.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
β€”norm 43.5%
51.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
β€”norm 56.3%
00.00/15 Β· norm 0.25
Knockdowns
β€”β€”/15 Β· norm 0.25

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

Chris Brennan

Distance 78.8% (norm 82.8%) Β· Clinch 18.2% (norm 7.6%) Β· Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)

Courtney Turner

Distance 0.0% (norm 82.8%) Β· Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) Β· Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Chris Brennan

Head 66.7% (norm 78.2%) Β· Body 21.2% (norm 12.8%) Β· Legs 12.1% (norm 7.9%)

Courtney Turner

Head 0.0% (norm 78.2%) Β· Body 0.0% (norm 12.8%) Β· Legs 0.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green β‰₯ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Brennan L/AAccLightweight med Turner L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 4 / 26 15.4% 37.9% β€” / β€” too few to rate 37.9%
In the clinch 5 / 6 too few to rate 67.3% β€” / β€” too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 69.1% β€” / β€” too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 3 / 22 too few to rate 35.0% β€” / β€” too few to rate 35.0%
To the body 5 / 7 too few to rate 69.1% β€” / β€” too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 2 / 4 too few to rate 81.9% β€” / β€” too few to rate 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters Β· Lightweight: 201 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≀ division median β€” harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Brennan L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Turner L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 14 too few to rate 38.9% β€” / β€” too few to rate 38.9%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.6% β€” / β€” too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 15 / 33 45.5% 68.0% β€” / β€” too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 20 / 42 47.6% 35.1% β€” / β€” too few to rate 35.1%
To the body 1 / 2 too few to rate 68.1% β€” / β€” too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 2 / 3 too few to rate 81.5% β€” / β€” too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

133.3% acc Β· 0.62/15 Β· norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
β€”β€” acc Β· β€”/15 Β· norm 1.38
00.0% def Β· norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
0β€” def Β· norm 64.0%
0:091.0% of cage time Β· norm 19.5%
Control time
β€”β€” of cage time Β· norm 19.5%
13:038:08 per 15 Β· norm 2:46
Time under control
β€”β€” per 15 Β· norm 2:46
21.25/15 Β· norm 0.49
Submission attempts
β€”β€”/15 Β· norm 0.49

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

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