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Fabricio Werdum vs.
Travis Browne

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

12-6-0 Fabricio Werdum · UFC
9-7-1 Travis Browne · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

12-6-0
UFC record
9-7-1
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
49
AgeΔ 5 yrs
44
6'4"
HeightΔ 2"
6'6"
77"
ReachΔ 2"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
72.4
Layoff (months)Δ 36.5 mo
108.9
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW
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.

Fabricio Werdum is a submission threat — 0.47 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Travis Browne carries real power — 0.66 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Fabricio Werdum's takedown defense leaks — 27% stopped, vs a 64% 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.

Fabricio Werdum

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

In the UFC: 11-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500

Travis Browne

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

In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8904.60/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
4002.93/min · norm 3.36
6283.25/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
5884.31/min · norm 3.19
56.4%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
41.5%norm 47.8%
54.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
42.9%norm 52.5%
40.31/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
60.66/15 · norm 0.28

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

Fabricio Werdum

Distance 79.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 9.3%)

Travis Browne

Distance 78.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.7% (norm 9.3%)

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

Fabricio Werdum

Head 75.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 7.6%)

Travis Browne

Head 75.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Werdum L/AAccHeavyweight med Browne L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 673 / 1260 53.4% 40.1% 248 / 754 32.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 112 / 155 72.3% 70.6% 56 / 68 82.4% 70.6%
On the ground 105 / 164 64.0% 70.2% 96 / 142 67.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 568 / 1199 47.4% 38.9% 238 / 726 32.8% 38.9%
To the body 169 / 215 78.6% 76.8% 99 / 158 62.7% 76.8%
To the legs 153 / 165 92.7% 87.8% 63 / 80 78.8% 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · 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 Werdum L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Browne L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 482 / 1199 40.2% 40.7% 378 / 760 49.7% 40.7%
In the clinch 97 / 140 69.3% 70.6% 134 / 174 77.0% 70.6%
On the ground 49 / 55 89.1% 72.0% 76 / 95 80.0% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 417 / 1107 37.7% 38.8% 357 / 757 47.2% 38.8%
To the body 82 / 115 71.3% 75.1% 114 / 138 82.6% 75.1%
To the legs 129 / 172 75.0% 84.4% 117 / 134 87.3% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1628.6% acc · 1.24/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
1168.8% acc · 1.21/15 · norm 0.95
426.7% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
2175.0% def · norm 64.3%
36:0418.6% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
20:1014.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
21:431:41 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
25:022:45 per 15 · norm 2:28
60.47/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
20.22/15 · norm 0.16

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

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