Darrick Minner vs.
TJ Laramie
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.
Darrick Minner
Full career not yet synced for Darrick Minner — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
TJ Laramie
Full career not yet synced for TJ Laramie — 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 +1.0 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)
Darrick Minner
Distance 52.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 18.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 29.0% (norm 6.5%)
TJ Laramie
Distance 77.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 17.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Darrick Minner
Head 68.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.4% (norm 7.8%)
TJ Laramie
Head 74.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.3% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Minner L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Laramie L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 52 / 89 | 58.4% | 40.9% | 12 / 27 | 44.4% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 70.8% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 36 / 49 | 73.5% | 69.2% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 67 / 115 | 58.3% | 37.2% | 9 / 26 | 34.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 31 / 33 | 93.9% | 68.2% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 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 Minner L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Laramie L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 22 / 48 | 45.8% | 39.2% | 15 / 28 | 53.6% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 84 / 113 | 74.3% | 69.4% | 22 / 37 | 59.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 82 / 136 | 60.3% | 35.9% | 30 / 58 | 51.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 25 / 26 | 96.2% | 67.9% | 18 / 19 | too few to rate | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 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 — Minner has more cage time on record.