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Eliot Marshall vs.
Jules Bruchez

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

3-3-0 Eliot Marshall · UFC
0-1-0 Jules Bruchez · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

3-3-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
46.1
AgeΔ 2.9 yrs
49
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
177.2
Layoff (months)Δ 34.5 mo
211.7
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

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.

Eliot Marshall is a submission threat — 0.94 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Jules Bruchez's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 67% Light Heavyweight norm.
Jules Bruchez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Eliot Marshall

Full career not yet synced for Eliot Marshall — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Jules Bruchez

Full career not yet synced for Jules Bruchez — 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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1231.93/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
10.69/min · norm 3.41
1522.39/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
85.52/min · norm 3.35
27.0%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
50.0%norm 48.3%
67.9%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
46.7%norm 52.9%
10.24/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Eliot Marshall

Distance 93.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 10.4%)

Jules Bruchez

Distance 50.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 50.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)

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

Eliot Marshall

Head 87.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 9.7%)

Jules Bruchez

Head 50.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 50.0% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Marshall L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Bruchez L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 105 / 424 24.8% 41.4% 0 / 1 too few to rate 41.4%
In the clinch 13 / 21 too few to rate 70.9% 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 5 / 10 too few to rate 72.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 81 / 398 20.4% 38.9% 0 / 1 too few to rate 38.9%
To the body 22 / 34 64.7% 71.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 20 / 23 too few to rate 81.8% 1 / 1 too few to rate 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Marshall L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Bruchez L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 94 / 352 26.7% 40.4% 5 / 11 too few to rate 40.4%
In the clinch 19 / 41 46.3% 68.7% 2 / 3 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 39 / 81 48.1% 70.4% 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 86 / 380 22.6% 37.5% 8 / 15 too few to rate 37.5%
To the body 18 / 28 64.3% 72.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 48 / 66 72.7% 83.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

233.3% acc · 0.47/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
1979.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
3:395.7% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 16.5%
14:273:24 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
1:0611:22 per 15 · norm 2:48
40.94/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

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

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