Court McGee vs. Ben Saunders
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Court McGee
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Ben Saunders
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Court McGee
Distance 91.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.1%)
Ben Saunders
Distance 71.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 23.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Court McGee
Head 72.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 8.0%)
Ben Saunders
Head 66.2% (norm 78.3%) · Body 27.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | McGee L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Saunders L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1246 / 3641 | 34.2% | 38.5% | 285 / 696 | 40.9% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 169 | 55.0% | 67.8% | 160 / 223 | 71.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 123 / 163 | 75.5% | 67.0% | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 772 / 2897 | 26.6% | 36.4% | 247 / 641 | 38.5% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 329 / 622 | 52.9% | 70.7% | 188 / 267 | 70.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 361 / 454 | 79.5% | 83.0% | 51 / 60 | 85.0% | 83.0% |
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: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 McGee L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Saunders L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1081 / 2847 | 38.0% | 39.1% | 288 / 715 | 40.3% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 122 / 195 | 62.6% | 68.9% | 108 / 178 | 60.7% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 26 / 42 | 61.9% | 68.0% | 142 / 208 | 68.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 882 / 2585 | 34.1% | 35.6% | 374 / 880 | 42.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 227 / 356 | 63.8% | 69.6% | 64 / 103 | 62.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 120 / 143 | 83.9% | 82.2% | 100 / 118 | 84.7% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — McGee has more cage time on record.