Danny Chavez vs.
TJ Brown
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.
Danny Chavez
Full career not yet synced for Danny Chavez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
TJ Brown
Full career not yet synced for TJ Brown — 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 +0.5 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)
Danny Chavez
Distance 90.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 6.5%)
TJ Brown
Distance 88.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Danny Chavez
Head 76.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.9% (norm 7.8%)
TJ Brown
Head 83.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Chavez L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Brown L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 109 / 308 | 35.4% | 40.9% | 270 / 687 | 39.3% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 42 / 52 | 80.8% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 30 / 35 | 85.7% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 73 / 260 | 28.1% | 37.2% | 246 / 643 | 38.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 68.2% | 69 / 95 | 72.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 39 / 51 | 76.5% | 80.7% | 27 / 36 | 75.0% | 80.7% |
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: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Brown L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 151 / 324 | 46.6% | 39.2% | 246 / 535 | 46.0% | 39.2% |
| 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% | 67.9% | 45 / 62 | 72.6% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 52 / 63 | 82.5% | 81.5% | 69 / 77 | 89.6% | 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 — Brown has more cage time on record.