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Danny Chavez vs. TJ Brown

UFC 1-2-1 vs. 3-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-1
UFC record
3-5-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
39
AgeΔ 3 yrs
36
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
67"
ReachΔ 5"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
52.1
Layoff (months)Δ 15.9 mo
36.2
LDLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
TJ Brown is a submission threat — 1.33 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Featherweight norm.
TJ Brown hunts takedowns — 3.11 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.
Danny Chavez hunts takedowns — 1.95 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Danny Chavez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 113

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

TJ Brown

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 14
Tier 3 — regional circuit 163

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1322.86/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
3423.37/min · norm 3.52
1773.83/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3143.10/min · norm 3.50
38.6%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
44.2%norm 44.7%
51.0%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
49.3%norm 54.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Danny Chavez

Distance 90.1% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 6.5%)

TJ Brown

Distance 88.8% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 6.5%)

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

Danny Chavez

Head 76.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.9% (norm 7.9%)

TJ Brown

Head 83.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Chavez L/AAccFeatherweight med Brown L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 109 / 308 35.4% 40.5% 270 / 687 39.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 11 / 18 too few to rate 70.5% 42 / 52 80.8% 70.5%
On the ground 12 / 16 too few to rate 69.3% 30 / 35 85.7% 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 73 / 260 28.1% 37.1% 246 / 643 38.3% 37.1%
To the body 20 / 31 64.5% 68.0% 69 / 95 72.6% 68.0%
To the legs 39 / 51 76.5% 80.3% 27 / 36 75.0% 80.3%

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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Chavez L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Brown L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 151 / 324 46.6% 39.3% 246 / 535 46.0% 39.3%
In the clinch 17 / 24 too few to rate 70.3% 19 / 21 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 9 / 13 too few to rate 69.4% 49 / 63 77.8% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 78 / 232 33.6% 35.9% 200 / 480 41.7% 35.9%
To the body 47 / 66 71.2% 68.0% 45 / 62 72.6% 68.0%
To the legs 52 / 63 82.5% 81.5% 69 / 77 89.6% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
660.0% acc · 1.95/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
2155.3% acc · 3.11/15 · norm 1.17
1487.5% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
832.0% def · norm 61.5%
2:506.1% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
31:3431.1% of cage time · norm 16.5%
10:443:29 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
30:284:30 per 15 · norm 3:11
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
91.33/15 · norm 0.45

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