Eddie Gordon vs.
Antonio Carlos Junior
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.
Eddie Gordon
Full career not yet synced for Eddie Gordon — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Antonio Carlos Junior
Full career not yet synced for Antonio Carlos Junior — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-4 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)
Eddie Gordon
Distance 84.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.0% (norm 10.3%)
Antonio Carlos Junior
Distance 78.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.4% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Eddie Gordon
Head 98.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 1.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.4% (norm 8.4%)
Antonio Carlos Junior
Head 82.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gordon L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Junior L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 54 / 205 | 26.3% | 40.5% | 187 / 535 | 35.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 29 / 41 | 70.7% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 69.1% | 74 / 105 | 70.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 238 | 31.9% | 38.9% | 196 / 564 | 34.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 52 / 72 | 72.2% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 42 / 45 | 93.3% | 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 Gordon L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Junior L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 71 / 217 | 32.7% | 39.5% | 146 / 430 | 34.0% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 155 / 220 | 70.5% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 73 / 216 | 33.8% | 37.9% | 230 / 550 | 41.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 71.3% | 33 / 52 | 63.5% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 56 / 74 | 75.7% | 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 — Junior has more cage time on record.