Derek Downey vs.
Nick Catone
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.
Derek Downey
Full career not yet synced for Derek Downey — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Nick Catone
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 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)
Derek Downey
Distance 0.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 100.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
Nick Catone
Distance 64.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 18.9% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Derek Downey
Head 0.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 100.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)
Nick Catone
Head 79.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Downey L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Catone L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 40.5% | 82 / 281 | 29.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 47 / 75 | 62.7% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 67 / 83 | 80.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 38.9% | 125 / 349 | 35.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 35 / 51 | 68.6% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 36 / 39 | 92.3% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Downey L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Catone L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 39.5% | 126 / 461 | 27.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 66 / 92 | 71.7% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 17 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 37.9% | 120 / 467 | 25.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 48 / 67 | 71.6% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 48 / 53 | 90.6% | 82.1% |
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 — Catone has more cage time on record.