Gabe Green vs.
Phil Rowe
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.
Gabe Green
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Phil Rowe
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.93 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 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)
Gabe Green
Distance 93.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.1%)
Phil Rowe
Distance 92.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gabe Green
Head 69.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 13.0% (norm 8.4%)
Phil Rowe
Head 84.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Green L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Rowe L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 318 / 731 | 43.5% | 38.6% | 324 / 725 | 44.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 43 / 55 | 78.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 67.2% | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 160 / 544 | 29.4% | 37.2% | 275 / 665 | 41.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 108 / 136 | 79.4% | 70.7% | 45 / 63 | 71.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 85 / 102 | 83.3% | 82.9% | 50 / 59 | 84.7% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Green L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Rowe L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 369 / 714 | 51.7% | 39.0% | 345 / 796 | 43.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 52 / 81 | 64.2% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 75 / 84 | 89.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 275 / 594 | 46.3% | 35.6% | 282 / 730 | 38.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 67 / 86 | 77.9% | 69.6% | 82 / 119 | 68.9% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 48 / 59 | 81.4% | 82.1% | 108 / 112 | 96.4% | 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 — Rowe has more cage time on record.