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Chris Daukaus vs.
Parker Porter

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

4-4-0 Chris Daukaus · UFC
4-4-0 Parker Porter · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-4-0
UFC record
4-4-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
36
AgeΔ 5 yrs
41
6'3"
HeightΔ 3"
6'0"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
35.8
Layoff (months)Δ 0.4 mo
35.4
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW
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.

Chris Daukaus carries real power — 3.54 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Chris Daukaus rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Parker Porter absorbs 6.32 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.19 Heavyweight norm — hittable.
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.

Chris Daukaus

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

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500

Parker Porter

Full career not yet synced for Parker Porter — 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 -0.6 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1546.05/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
3696.28/min · norm 3.36
1184.64/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
3716.32/min · norm 3.19
50.0%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
50.8%norm 47.8%
55.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
49.4%norm 52.5%
63.54/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Chris Daukaus

Distance 78.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.9% (norm 9.3%)

Parker Porter

Distance 90.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 9.3%)

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

Chris Daukaus

Head 91.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 7.6%)

Parker Porter

Head 84.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Daukaus L/AAccHeavyweight med Porter L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 110 / 241 45.6% 40.1% 315 / 657 47.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 13 / 21 too few to rate 70.6% 39 / 50 78.0% 70.6%
On the ground 31 / 46 67.4% 70.2% 15 / 19 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 133 / 282 47.2% 38.9% 269 / 615 43.7% 38.9%
To the body 12 / 16 too few to rate 76.8% 39 / 45 86.7% 76.8%
To the legs 9 / 10 too few to rate 87.8% 61 / 66 92.4% 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Daukaus L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Porter L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 97 / 234 41.5% 40.7% 307 / 637 48.2% 40.7%
In the clinch 10 / 15 too few to rate 70.6% 45 / 61 73.8% 70.6%
On the ground 11 / 16 too few to rate 72.0% 19 / 35 54.3% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 87 / 224 38.8% 38.8% 254 / 600 42.3% 38.8%
To the body 13 / 23 too few to rate 75.1% 70 / 84 83.3% 75.1%
To the legs 18 / 18 too few to rate 84.4% 47 / 49 95.9% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
522.7% acc · 1.28/15 · norm 0.95
2100.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
266.7% def · norm 64.3%
2:108.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
14:0424.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
1:040:37 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
6:031:32 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.26/15 · norm 0.16

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

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