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Clay Harvison vs.
Justin Edwards

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

1-2-0 Clay Harvison · UFC
2-5-0 Justin Edwards · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-2-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
45.9
AgeΔ 2.4 yrs
43.5
6'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
74"
ReachΔ 4"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
176.8
Layoff (months)Δ 42.8 mo
134
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
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.

Clay Harvison is a submission threat — 1.32 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Justin Edwards is a submission threat — 0.97 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Justin Edwards hunts takedowns — 2.14 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight 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.

Clay Harvison

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

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

Justin Edwards

Full career not yet synced for Justin Edwards — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

753.29/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
2072.68/min · norm 3.17
893.91/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
2563.32/min · norm 3.06
48.1%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
42.2%norm 44.9%
59.0%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
51.1%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
10.19/15 · norm 0.38

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

Clay Harvison

Distance 71.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 19.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 8.1%)

Justin Edwards

Distance 69.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 23.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 8.1%)

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

Clay Harvison

Head 74.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 8.4%)

Justin Edwards

Head 77.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Harvison L/AAccWelterweight med Edwards L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 38 / 112 33.9% 38.6% 113 / 343 32.9% 38.6%
In the clinch 26 / 31 83.9% 67.8% 75 / 116 64.7% 67.8%
On the ground 11 / 13 too few to rate 67.2% 19 / 32 59.4% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 38 / 116 32.8% 37.2% 131 / 380 34.5% 37.2%
To the body 27 / 28 96.4% 70.7% 56 / 80 70.0% 70.7%
To the legs 10 / 12 too few to rate 82.9% 20 / 31 64.5% 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Harvison L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Edwards L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 46 / 154 29.9% 39.0% 129 / 360 35.8% 39.0%
In the clinch 33 / 45 73.3% 68.9% 74 / 96 77.1% 68.9%
On the ground 10 / 18 too few to rate 68.0% 53 / 67 79.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 57 / 170 33.5% 35.6% 177 / 428 41.4% 35.6%
To the body 20 / 33 60.6% 69.6% 57 / 69 82.6% 69.6%
To the legs 12 / 14 too few to rate 82.1% 22 / 26 84.6% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1100.0% acc · 0.66/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
1126.8% acc · 2.14/15 · norm 1.27
1568.2% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
627.3% def · norm 63.9%
3:4816.7% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
15:3420.2% of cage time · norm 18.5%
9:256:12 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
25:394:59 per 15 · norm 3:15
21.32/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
50.97/15 · norm 0.45

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

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