Chris Gruetzemacher vs.
Rafa Garcia
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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 Gruetzemacher
Full career not yet synced for Chris Gruetzemacher — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Rafa Garcia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.29 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Gruetzemacher
Distance 76.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 18.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 8.0%)
Rafa Garcia
Distance 90.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Gruetzemacher
Head 68.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 7.9%)
Rafa Garcia
Head 87.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gruetzemacher L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Garcia L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 309 / 607 | 50.9% | 37.9% | 542 / 1307 | 41.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 113 / 144 | 78.5% | 67.3% | 61 / 76 | 80.3% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 69.1% | 34 / 56 | 60.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 233 / 539 | 43.2% | 35.0% | 503 / 1264 | 39.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 129 / 154 | 83.8% | 69.1% | 80 / 112 | 71.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 89 / 97 | 91.8% | 81.9% | 54 / 63 | 85.7% | 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 · Lightweight: 201 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 Gruetzemacher L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Garcia L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 275 / 627 | 43.9% | 38.9% | 557 / 1563 | 35.6% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 99 | 59.6% | 68.6% | 55 / 68 | 80.9% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 28 / 42 | 66.7% | 68.0% | 46 / 75 | 61.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 269 / 646 | 41.6% | 35.1% | 408 / 1360 | 30.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 67 / 92 | 72.8% | 68.1% | 181 / 262 | 69.1% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 81.5% | 69 / 84 | 82.1% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Garcia has more cage time on record.