Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Carmelo Marrero
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Gabriel Gonzaga
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Carmelo Marrero
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Gabriel Gonzaga
Distance 67.7% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 22.5% (norm 9.3%)
Carmelo Marrero
Distance 55.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 38.6% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gabriel Gonzaga
Head 78.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 7.6%)
Carmelo Marrero
Head 77.1% (norm 78.5%) · Body 16.9% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gonzaga L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Marrero L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 156 / 440 | 35.5% | 40.1% | 9 / 46 | 19.6% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 64 | 67.2% | 70.4% | 0 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 94 / 146 | 64.4% | 70.2% | 18 / 32 | 56.2% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 186 / 507 | 36.7% | 39.0% | 13 / 64 | 20.3% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 42 / 60 | 70.0% | 77.0% | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 65 / 83 | 78.3% | 87.8% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Gonzaga L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Marrero L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 189 / 643 | 29.4% | 40.7% | 35 / 90 | 38.9% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 92 / 130 | 70.8% | 70.6% | 9 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 90 / 133 | 67.7% | 72.2% | 20 / 34 | 58.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 310 / 820 | 37.8% | 39.3% | 36 / 100 | 36.0% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 33 / 50 | 66.0% | 75.1% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 28 / 36 | 77.8% | 84.4% | 23 / 31 | 74.2% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gonzaga has more cage time on record.