Chris Curtis vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chris Curtis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Marc-Andre Barriault
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Curtis
Distance 95.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 10.0%)
Marc-Andre Barriault
Distance 75.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 18.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Curtis
Head 78.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 8.4%)
Marc-Andre Barriault
Head 83.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Curtis L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Barriault L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 780 / 1635 | 47.7% | 40.5% | 652 / 1629 | 40.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 68 | 80.9% | 70.6% | 278 / 399 | 69.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 97 / 133 | 72.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 578 / 1357 | 42.6% | 38.8% | 749 / 1803 | 41.5% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 225 / 312 | 72.1% | 71.6% | 196 / 259 | 75.7% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 45 / 51 | 88.2% | 83.3% | 82 / 99 | 82.8% | 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Curtis L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Barriault L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 845 / 1865 | 45.3% | 39.5% | 779 / 1708 | 45.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 76 | 59.2% | 70.4% | 233 / 312 | 74.7% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 69.0% | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 570 / 1548 | 36.8% | 37.9% | 659 / 1588 | 41.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 173 / 238 | 72.7% | 71.3% | 293 / 370 | 79.2% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 167 / 184 | 90.8% | 82.1% | 99 / 112 | 88.4% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barriault has more cage time on record.