Francis Marshall vs. Dennis Buzukja
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Francis Marshall
Full career not yet synced for Francis Marshall — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Dennis Buzukja
Full career not yet synced for Dennis Buzukja — 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 -0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Francis Marshall
Distance 95.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 1.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 6.5%)
Dennis Buzukja
Distance 93.2% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Francis Marshall
Head 93.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 3.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 7.9%)
Dennis Buzukja
Head 74.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Marshall L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Buzukja L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 563 | 27.2% | 40.5% | 226 / 532 | 42.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 9 / 24 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 141 / 547 | 25.8% | 37.1% | 149 / 425 | 35.1% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 12 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 55 / 94 | 58.5% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 19 / 19 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 41 / 52 | 78.8% | 80.3% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Buzukja L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 190 / 436 | 43.6% | 39.3% | 209 / 464 | 45.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 37 / 55 | 67.3% | 69.4% | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 139 / 351 | 39.6% | 35.9% | 170 / 401 | 42.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 43 / 90 | 47.8% | 68.0% | 43 / 77 | 55.8% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 49 / 57 | 86.0% | 81.5% | 37 / 38 | 97.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Marshall has more cage time on record.